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- Glacial Melting (MSNBC News)
Provides a map showing where glacial melting is of most concern. 9-05
- Glaciers (Wikipedia.org)
"A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity." 10-04
- Glaciers (Wikipedia.org)
Provides 16 articles. 10-04
- Glaciers Are "A Canary in the Coal Mine" (CNN News)
"A 50-year government study found that the world's glaciers are melting at a rapid and alarming rate. The ongoing study is the latest in a series of reports that found glaciers worldwide are melting faster than anyone had predicted they would just a few years ago. It offers a clear indication of an accelerating climate change and warming earth, according to the authors." 08-09
- Glaciers List (Wikipedia.org)
Describes glaciers, in alphabetic order. 10-04
- Glaciers Melting Faster Than Thought (PBS.org)
"Seventy-five percent of the world's fresh water is stored in glaciers, but scientists predict climate change will cause some of the world's largest glaciers to completely melt by 2030. What effect will this have on our daily lives? With global warming falling low on a national list of American concerns, it's time to take a deeper look at what could be a global calamity in the making." 07-09
- Ice Age (Wikipedia.org)
"An ice age is a period of long-term downturn in the temperature of Earth's climate, resulting in an expansion of the polar ice caps and mountain glaciers ('glaciation')." 10-04
- Iceberg (Wikipedia.org)
"An iceberg (berg is the German word for mountain) is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water." 10-04
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