glaciers
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Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Naomi Ochwat, a glaciologist at the University of Innsbruck and lead author of the study, is now examining whether other glaciers may face similar risks.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
As temperatures continue rising around the Antarctic Peninsula, more glaciers are losing their protective ice tongues and becoming tidewater glaciers, meaning their termini rest directly on the seabed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Although Hektoria is relatively small compared to some of Antarctica's massive glaciers, scientists warn that similar processes affecting larger glaciers could have far greater consequences worldwide.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Britain, home of my ancestor Billington, was empty until about 12,500 B.C., because it was still covered by glaciers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
