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How melting glaciers can unleash volcanoes

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Glaciers are so incredibly heavy that their sheer brutal mass perfectly bullies the ground beneath them into suppressing subterranean eruptions. As these icy giants melt, they remove the lid, letting pent-up volcanic tantrums finally explode directly to the surface.

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