In the not-so-distant future, the continent of Antarctica could see many volcanoes simultaneously erupting as the thickness of glaciers and ice continues to decrease. However, there is a lot of misinformation surrounding this topic. As a result, today's video will detail what is actually expected and why this is likely to occur through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. This video is specifically made to somewhat debunk the notion being spread that 100+ volcanoes in Antarctica will all erupt at the same time or near the same time in the future. Note: This video and channel are NOT affiliated with the U.S. Government or the National Science Foundation. Thumbnail Photo Credit: A. Eschenbacher, Used with Permission If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] Lucas LC, Albright JA, Gregg PM and Zhan Y (2022) The Impact of Ice Caps on the Mechanical Stability of Magmatic Systems: Implications for Forecasting on Human Timescales. Front. Earth Sci. 10:868569. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.868569, CC BY 4.0 [2] Conway CE, Pure LR and Ishizuka O (2023) An assessment of potential causal links between deglaciation and eruption rates at arc volcanoes. Front. Earth Sci. 11:1082342. doi: 10.3389/feart.2023.1082342, CC BY 4.0. [3] Pagli, C., and F. Sigmundsson (2008), Will present day glacier retreat increase volcanic activity? Stress induced by recent glacier retreat and its effect on magmatism at the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09304, doi:10.1029/2008GL033510. [4] L Slater, M Jull, D McKenzie, K Gronvöld, Deglaciation effects on mantle melting under Iceland: results from the northern volcanic zone, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 164, Issues 1–2, 1998, Pages 151-164, ISSN 0012-821X, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00200-3. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X98002003) [5] Vries, Maximillian & Bingham, Robert G & Hein, Andrew. (2017). A new volcanic province: An inventory of subglacial volcanoes in West Antarctica. Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 461. SP461.7. 10.1144/SP461.7. , CC BY 3.0. [6] NASA [7] Lucas LC, Albright JA, Gregg PM and Zhan Y (2022) The Impact of Ice Caps on the Mechanical Stability of Magmatic Systems: Implications for Forecasting on Human Timescales. Front. Earth Sci. 10:868569. doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.868569, CC BY 4.0. 0:00 138 Antarctic Volcanoes 0:35 3 Volcano Candidate Types 2:31 Increased Eruptions 4:34 The Future