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

He rammed a slightly frozen Union Jack into the icecap, then scrambled to unpack their celebratory feast: a chocolate Easter egg and a magnum of champagne, which at that latitude was, of course, "nicely chilled."

From Time Magazine Archive

This mammoth icecap presses down so heavily that it actually distorts the shape of the earth.

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