Can we use artificial intelligence to detect new eruptions in Antarctica? Yes, according to this new article from Dye and Mora. They use a convolutional neural network to detect 263 eruptions at Mt Erebus from infrared images. Read for yourself here: researchgate.net/publication/33…

Evidence of recent Antarctic volcanism is in marine sediments as well! Di Roberto et al show that a cryptotephra from their core in the Ross Sea is from a 1252 ± 2 CE eruption of Mt Rittman, also found in a number of nearby ice cores. doi.org/10.1038/s41598… #antvolc

Not all inhabitants of Antarctica love the cold. Schultz et al. map the genome of a heat-loving (50°C/120°F!) bacteria living on antarctic volcano Deception island. This bacteria might have uses in bioremediation of hydrocarbons. Quite a find! mra.asm.org/content/8/40/e… #antvolc

Not all inhabitants of Antarctica love the cold. Schultz et al. map the genome of a heat-loving (50°C/120°F!) bacteria living on antarctic volcano Deception island. This bacteria might have uses in bioremediation of hydrocarbons. Quite a find! mra.asm.org/content/8/40/e… #antvolc

#SCAR2020 is now fully online and free to attend! Sign up at the link below, and keep an eye out for the talks about antarctic volcanism and related topics! scar2020.org

Hey Antarctic volcano people, if you are heading to #vEGU2021 here is a good session to submit to: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/… Remember EGU is online this year, so the logistics are easier from anywhere in the world! The submission deadline is in a week (13 Jan).