Recent Examples on the WebAs the ice melts into the ocean, meltwater moves from the poles toward the equator, which further slows the speed of the Earth’s rotation.—Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024 Most disastrous of all, the impact shattered the ice dam holding back Lake Agassiz, a vast expanse of glacial meltwater that stretched across Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 All around the world, glacier meltwater feeds mountain lakes, and as glacial ice recedes due to global warming, many of these bodies of water are becoming larger and more unstable.—WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023 And meltwater from shrinking glacial ice on land affects circulation in the ocean.—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2023 The spring often brings floods and ice jams, when meltwater from the warmer upstream is obstructed by jagged-edge riverine glaciers.—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024 Some Greenlanders even depend on glaciers’ meltwater for drinking water.—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023 Clipper could find something other than an ocean; there may instead be a frozen sea filled with pockets of meltwater.—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023 Throughout the spring and summer, the basin fills with rain and meltwater until the water builds enough pressure to crack through the ice.—Anna Canny, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
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