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News Release 10-064
Scientists Study "Glaciovolcanoes," Mountains of Fire and Ice, in Iceland, British Columbia, U.S.
Study of volcano-ice interaction offers window into geologic past and clues about Earth's long-term climate cycles
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The eruption in Iceland after it penetrated Eyjafjallajökull's icecap; new ash covers the glacier.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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Meltwater channel, crevasses and collapse structures at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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Collapse structures in the ice cap as a result of subglacial outflow of water in Iceland.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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Glaciovolcanologist Ian Skilling at Canada's Edziza volcano, where lava was once under ice.
Credit: Ian Skilling
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Lava at Edziza volcano shows cooling where the dome was previously in contact with ice.
Credit: Ian Skilling
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