Volcanoes Erupt Beneath Arctic Ice


	Volcanoes Erupt Beneath Arctic Ice
amgumen
7-6-2008 10:18 PM
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New evidence deep beneath the Arctic ice suggests a series of underwater volcanoes have erupted in violent explosions in the past decade. 
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Hidden 2.5 miles (4,000 meters) beneath the Arctic surface, the volcanoes are up to a mile (2,000 meters) in diameter and a few hundred yards tall. They formed along the Gakkel Ridge, a <A href="http://www.livescience.com/environment/070621_arctic_ice.html">lengthy crack</A> in the ocean crust where two rocky plates are spreading apart, pulling new melted rock to the surface.  
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They hypothesize that the slow spreading could allow excess gas to build up in pockets of magma beneath the oceanic crust. When the gas pressure gets high enough, it pops like a champagne bottle being uncorked. 
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The eruptions discharge large amounts of carbon dioxide, helium, trace metals and heat into the water over long distances, he said. 
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