Glaciers are large rivers of ice

Discovery Science: Earth – Ice Of the Poles and High Mountains

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Earth Science: Earth – Ice Of the Poles and High Mountains The flowing motion and pressure caused by the ice caps of the Poles and high mountain glaciers not only significantly shape the landscape but are also the Earth’s largest freshwater reservoir. The appearance of the Earth today has been shaped by the major glaciation … Read more

Discovery Science: Earth – Glacier Formation

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Earth Science: Earth – Water – Glacier Large areas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres were once covered in mile-thick ice. Mighty moraines, carved-out valleys, and smooth-polished stones remain as reminders of the ice ages. Today the ice-cover of the polar areas and mountains is rapidly receding, and the full effects of global climate change … Read more