glaciers

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It showed penguins, fur seals and polar bears attempting to adapt to their ever-changing surroundings, against the backdrop of glaciers and arctic volcanoes.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Ice shelves act as barriers that hold back Antarctica's inland glaciers and ice sheets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

But scientists warn global warming-induced fast melting glaciers are causing many Himalayan glacial lakes to expand dangerously - meaning they can then burst out and sweep away downstream settlements, trekking routes and bridges.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

An international team of scientists led by the University of Portsmouth has completed a large global study of these so-called surging glaciers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

At the end of the long fjord their cove was on, icebergs calved off the ends of twelve or more glaciers with a roar throughout the days that sent birds screeching up into the air.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong