glacier
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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 glacier surge happens when ice that normally moves slowly suddenly speeds up.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
"The most false part of it all is the claim that there are glaciers that do not contribute to rivers. If it's a glacier, it has ice and contributes water. It's very basic," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The pioneering Glacier Law, approved in 2010, prohibited all mining and exploration activities in glacier regions by protecting them as water reserves.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
We were thirteen when we made the list, and we were pretty positive the retreating glacier rhetoric was bogus.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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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