: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Courtesy: Cadillac Cadillac said its exterior color is inspired by glacier ice, contrasted against the car's red interior.
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Ali McCadden, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Alaska is warming faster than any other state, and its many glaciers are among the fastest melting, or retreating, glaciers on Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, glaciers have begun to thin or melt altogether.
—Jade Walker 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Even if warming were to stabilize at current levels, the world's glaciers would still likely lose at least 39% of mass, according to the World Economic Forum.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ali McCadden, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Alaska is warming faster than any other state, and its many glaciers are among the fastest melting, or retreating, glaciers on Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, glaciers have begun to thin or melt altogether.
—Jade Walker 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Even if warming were to stabilize at current levels, the world's glaciers would still likely lose at least 39% of mass, according to the World Economic Forum.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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