ice field
Example Sentences
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After that, near-surface temperatures will rise sharply, speeding up melting across the world's ice fields.
From Science Daily
Waist-deep snow, ice fields, avalanches and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite make the mountain a far riskier proposition.
From Los Angeles Times
They monitored floods, measured continental and ocean-surface temperatures, traced the movement of ice fields, and sensed the ground buckle during earthquakes.
From BBC
They warn it may now be too late to save many of the alpine ice fields, even if climate targets are met.
From BBC
Higgins believed the Trinidad’s hull was damaged a few days before the sinking as it passed through ice fields in the Straits of Mackinac.
From Seattle Times
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