glacier
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Glacier mass balance refers to the difference between how much snow and ice a glacier gains and how much it loses over time.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Naturally, it helps that you can never tire of all the air-crisped glacier imagery, captured digitally and in 16mm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Shortly afterward, lawmakers amended the country's glacier protection law to relax restrictions on mining in areas of permafrost, despite fears the new law could endanger crucial water supplies.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The glacier temporarily stabilized during the 2022 austral winter.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
As night fell the fog flowed down off the glacier and spread out all across the lake, so that he could not see his way, nor where to set his skis.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing glacier
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Geological Features
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