glacier
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Shortly afterward, lawmakers amended the country's glacier protection law to relax restrictions on mining in areas of permafrost, despite fears the new law could endanger crucial water supplies.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Between blocks of talks, attendees partake in activities from the glacier show-and-tell to an iNaturalist BioBlitz in Stanley Park to a field trip to the local Renaissance faire.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
A glacier surge happens when ice that normally moves slowly suddenly speeds up.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Crater Glacier, created around the lava dome on Mount St. Helens, was the newest and only flowing glacier in the Cascades.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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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