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
Far off, at the other end of the glacier, a dark smudge stretched along the horizon.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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