Sentences with phrase «subglacial eruption»
«Presently there are no signs of eruption, but it can not be excluded that the current activity will result in an explosive subglacial eruption, leading to an outburst flood and ash emission.»
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But, as the thickness of the ice over the volcano (between 100 and 400 meters) and the volume of lava are both unknown, it's also unclear whether an eruption will break through the ice, or whether it will remain subglacial.
As long as people are bringing up the issue of subglacial volcanism there have been some papers purporting that rapid deglaciation can trigger volcanic eruptions.