In my first week in Iceland, I received message through my travel alert system that a volcano had erupted in my area. Little did I know that this volcano eruption was connected to climate change. Next, I received a text from my professor alerting us that we were safely out of the volcano's range. In my class the next day, my professor explained to use that volcanoes have been interrupting in Iceland more frequently than usual. This is due to the relationship between glaciers and volcanoes.
Glaciers in Iceland are rapidly melting due to global warming because of climate change. As the glaciers are melting, a phenomenon occurs called "isostatic rebound". Isostatic rebound, or post-glacial rebound, refers to what happens to the land that previously had a glacier on it. When a glacier is sitting on top of a span of land, its weight suppresses the land downwards. When the glacier melts, the weight and pressure from it no longer holds the land down, resulting in the land rebounding up.
Isostatic rebound plays a part in volcanic activity in places like Iceland where both glaciers and volcanoes are present. Isostatic rebound increases volcanic activity and eruptions.
