icecap

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Evidence for such tipping points is growing — for example in the unexpectedly rapid melting of the Arctic icecap.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2020

Many natural processes can provide this tiny increment of stress, including the movement of plate tectonics, a melting icecap, and even human activities.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2017

To hazards like icecap cracks, nuclear leaks and rising seas, add another environmental threat: language fallout.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2017

Winter, which brings down ferocious cold from the polar icecap, used to be a comparatively closed-down season, a deep hibernation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cold air masses created by this icecap clash with the warm winds from the ocean to churn up a storm belt that surrounds the continent, making the Southern Ocean the most treacherous sea anywhere.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong