glacier
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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
Future retreat is expected to continue more slowly as the glacier loses mass and elevation.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Between blocks of talks, attendees partake in activities from the glacier show-and-tell to an iNaturalist BioBlitz in Stanley Park to a field trip to the local Renaissance faire.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
We agreed to try the glacier between the Volcanoes, though by going west to it we lose at least two days’ mileage towards our goal, one in going west and one in regaining the distance.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing glacier
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Geological Features
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