Massive Antarctic volcanic eruptions linked to abrupt Southern hemisphere climate changes

Massive Antarctic volcanic eruptions linked to abrupt Southern hemisphere climate changes 09/08/2017 09:14 PM EDT New findings published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America by Desert Research Institute Professor Joseph R. McConnell, Ph.D., and colleagues document a 192-year series of volcanic eruptions in Antarctica that coincided with accelerated deglaciation about 17,700 years ago. Full story at http://www.dri.edu/newsroom/news-releases/5566-massive-antarctic-volcanic-eruptions-linked-to-abrupt-southern-hemisphere-climate-changes-near-the-end-of-the-last-ice-age Source Desert Research Institute This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111