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News Release 10-064
Scientists Study "Glaciovolcanoes," Mountains of Fire and Ice, in Iceland, British Columbia, U.S.
Study of volcano-ice interaction offers window into geologic past and clues about Earth's long-term climate cycles
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![The eruption in Iceland after it penetrated Eyjafjallajökull's icecap; new ash covers the glacier.](/news/mmg/media/images/iceland1_f.jpg)
The eruption in Iceland after it penetrated Eyjafjallajökull's icecap; new ash covers the glacier.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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![Meltwater channel, crevasses and collapse structures at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.](/news/mmg/media/images/iceland2_f.jpg)
Meltwater channel, crevasses and collapse structures at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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![Collapse structures in the ice cap as a result of subglacial outflow of water in Iceland.](/news/mmg/media/images/iceland3_f.jpg)
Collapse structures in the ice cap as a result of subglacial outflow of water in Iceland.
Credit: Marco Fulle
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![Glaciovolcanologist Ian Skilling at Canada's Edziza volcano, where lava was once under ice.](/news/mmg/media/images/iceland4_f.jpg)
Glaciovolcanologist Ian Skilling at Canada's Edziza volcano, where lava was once under ice.
Credit: Ian Skilling
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![Lava at Edziza volcano shows cooling where the dome was previously in contact with ice.](/news/mmg/media/images/iceland5_f.jpg)
Lava at Edziza volcano shows cooling where the dome was previously in contact with ice.
Credit: Ian Skilling
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