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glaciers

NOUN
mountain of ice, snow
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"These landscapes are changing fast, and arctic and alpine glaciers might be some of the first habitats lost completely to climate change," she said.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The volume of Swiss glaciers shrank by 38 percent between 2000 and 2024.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

All further melting between now and October will see the size of glaciers in the Swiss Alps shrink.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The single AIR system has created a more reliable water source and he hopes the village will build at least two more of the artificial glaciers.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Scientists believed the rock was a remnant of the Ice Age, left behind by glaciers as they pulled back up into Canada, where they belonged.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx



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