glacier
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Results indicate that, as temperatures rise, future algal blooms in this region may not follow the same trajectory as those at the more widely studied Greenland Ice Sheet, which regularly experiences large-scale glacier algal blooms.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Dr Emily Broadwell embarked on a three-month expedition to Signy Island in Antarctica to study the growth of rare snow and glacier algae for her PhD at the University of Bristol.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Once the reflective white snow coverage from winter is gone from the top of the glacier, the darker, more absorbent grey surface of the bare ice is exposed.
From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026
The fairways may be wide and forgiving, but hitting at the greens can feel like trying to land the ball on a glacier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
The glacier that hung from the cliffs at their backs was their reservoir of water: chipping ice and bringing it inside to melt on the stove was a critical job.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing glacier
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Geological Features
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