LiveScience: The rapid rise in sea levels could cause a dramatic increase in volcanic eruptions, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Geology, found that during periods of rapid climactic change over the last million years, the rapid melting of continental glaciers and the resulting sea level rise eventually increased volcanic eruptions as much as tenfold. "Everybody knows that volcanoes have an impact on climate," said study co-author Marion Jegen, a geophysicist at Geomar in Germany....
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