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There seem to be people asserting that removing the weight of melting ice is destabilizing the crust and contributing to volcanic events and earthquakes.

Here is a link:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/get-ready-for-mor...

"A new study shows that even relatively small-scale climatic changes affect volcanic activity"



Definitely plausible if the eruption were in Iceland or Alaska, but Tonga? Seems a bit of a stretch.


Super interesting, and that's what I wonder: is this type of event happening because of something we haven't even thought of measuring (at least at scale)? No idea, obviously. Thanks for the link




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