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LA Times: Ice-covered volcanoes like the one in Iceland that brought European air traffic to a standstill are the center of an emerging branch of volcano science that seeks to answer important questions about climate change. Scientists believe the rocks created when volcanoes erupt beneath glaciers contain distinct chemical signatures that indicate the thickness of the ice that was above the volcanoes when they blew. By correlating the thickness with the age of the rocks, researchers can ......
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Iceland: Ice-covered volcanoes may answer climate change questions
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 23rd, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation