glacier
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The glacier will starve, shrink and eventually disappear.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The loss of glacier ice can also destabilise mountain slopes and increase the risk of landslides in some places - which can lead to flash flooding in extreme cases, as seen in Nepal in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
According to the World Weather Attribution group, the massive rock-and-ice collapse was shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat and geological instability.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Sputnik Planitia is a vast glacier made largely of frozen nitrogen and is bigger than Texas and Oklahoma combined.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Shadowed by the rim above for most of the year, a new glacier began to form.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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
Swiss glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026, new data shows, as intense summer heatwaves take their toll on Alpine peaks.
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
It was like seeing glaciers calving, or moths bursting out of their cocoons.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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