Human-driven climate change, not volcanism, main driver of Antarctic melt | Fact check

Source: USA Today

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A Dec. 8 Facebook video (direct linkarchive link) shows a person claiming that sub-glacial volcanos are the only cause of melting in Antarctica.

“Before today we have been led to believe that the melting is the result of human activity, but it turns out to be an absolute lie,” the person says. “The anthropogenic factor has nothing to do with it.”

The video, which previously circulated on TikTok, was shared nearly 2000 times.

While there is some indirect evidence of active sub-glacial volcanos in Antarctica, researchers said this activity does not account for the significant ice loss in the region in recent decades. Research shows climate change driven by human greenhouse gas emissions is behind the melting.

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