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glacier

[glay-sher] / ˈgleɪ ʃər /
NOUN
mountain of ice, snow
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The device comes in black, silver, burgundy and glacier, and the smaller model provides up to 24 hours of charge, while the larger phone offers up to 30 hours.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sea levels are rising at a record pace, driven by warming oceans and glacier melt, according to an August UN report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The explosion has triggered more movement, with another glacier headed toward Alaska.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The sea level is rising at a record pace, driven by warming oceans and glacier melt, according to a UN report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The glacier moved more than five feet per day while the lava dome was growing.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The Cryogenian Period began around 720 million years ago, when massive glaciers expanded across the planet during episodes commonly called Snowball Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Switzerland’s glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in the past year, typically losing between 8 and 13 feet, after a winter of meager snowfall and summer heatwaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Swiss glaciers started the summer in an already difficult place, covered by less snow than usual after a mild winter.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The major destruction of hydropower infrastructure underscored the risks of that strategy in a region where glaciers are retreating, permafrost is thawing and extreme hazards are becoming harder to predict.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

And so the four travelers sailed on, sleeping in the ice-encrusted balloon, toward the rocks and glaciers, the fire mines and the ice forts of Svalbard.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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