“The area already is under scrutiny for its melting ice cap, and some have suggested buried volcanoes could be a reason.”
Spot on! I’ve been saying this for years.
Volcanoes – Subglacial
Volcanic Upticks in Iceland and Russia
Scientists concerned: “this is an anomaly”
Iceland’s Most Active Volcano Looks Like It’s Getting Ready to Erupt Again
As a result, authorities have recently raised the threat level for this volcano.
Volcanoes Melting West Antarctic Glaciers, Not Global Warming
Not only are volcanoes melting the ice in Antarctica, previous studies show that underwater volcanoes (not humans) are melting ice in the Arctic.
Iceland’s monster volcano Katla charging up for eruption
Filling its magma chambers and emitting enormous quantities of CO2 every day.
Quiet for 290 years, Iceland’s largest volcano now stirring
Alert code raised to yellow.
Yellow alert for Iceland volcano as new caldera forms
Satellite images show a new caldera forming in the ice with a diameter of one kilometer (6/10ths of a mile) in Öræfajökull glacier.
NASA – Supervolcano may be melting Antarctic ice sheet from below
Confirms what I’ve been saying all along!
NASA scientists admit that a massive heat source almost as hot as the Yellowstone supervolcano may be melting the Antarctic ice sheet from below.
NASA Has More Evidence Volcanic Activity Is Heating Up Antarctica’s Ice Sheet
Underground streams of heated rock may be melting the ice.
Largest volcanic region on Earth found hiding beneath Antarctic ice
And no one even knew it was there. Researchers also suspect there are undiscovered underwater volcanoes in the region. Includes video.