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Will climate change cause earthquakes?

prokaryotes on Monday, 13 February 2012. Views 1462 Posted in Blog, News, Videos

Climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards

Volcanologist Bill McGuire describes how rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets as a result of climate change could trigger volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.
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