00:00Antarctica, the land of endless ice.
00:03But beneath this frozen expanse
00:05lies a secret that could change everything—volcanoes.
00:09Buried under kilometers of ice,
00:11over 100 volcanoes sit silently.
00:14But as climate change melts the ice,
00:16scientists warn these sleeping giants could awaken.
00:19You see, Antarctica's ice sheets are like a cork on a shaken bottle of soda.
00:24They're really heavy—about 24 million gigatons.
00:28This immense weight keeps the magma below under control.
00:31But as the ice melts, the pressure eases.
00:34Magma chambers expand, gas bubbles form,
00:37and eruptions become more likely.
00:39Researchers call this unloading,
00:41and it could trigger bigger and more frequent eruptions.
00:44Worse, volcanic heat can melt ice faster,
00:47creating a dangerous feedback loop.
00:50Even if we stopped greenhouse gas emissions today,
00:52the process could continue for centuries.
00:55While these eruptions won't happen overnight,
00:57this research is a stark reminder of how interconnected our planet is.
01:01Antarctica's melting ice isn't just about rising seas.
01:05It's about unlocking forces we barely understand.
01:08Want to learn more about Earth's hidden secrets?
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