icecap

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In contemplating biosignatures, astrobiologists gained new knowledge into how basic life on Earth can endure in extreme environments — under icecaps, for example, or near hydrothermal vents.

From New York Times

Earth was warmer at the time, lacking icecaps, and climate models suggest that latitude on Pangaea had a wet, temperate climate with hot summers and cool, rainy winters.

From Science Magazine

There were no icecaps, and water levels were higher.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, the polar icecaps melt, sea levels rise, hundreds of thousands of species may go extinct, fires rage, hurricanes boil, people continue to suffer and die.

From New York Times

Earth’s northern icecap is heating about three times faster than the rest of the planet, disrupting a fragile ecosystem.

From Seattle Times