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Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 metres per day (98 ft/d), observed on Jakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland ) [ 1 ] or slow (0.5 metres per year (20 in/year) on small glaciers or in the center of ice sheets), but is typically around 25 centimetres per day (9.8 in/d).
No news is good news; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent; No pain, no gain; No rest for the wicked; Not all those who wander are lost – "All that is gold does not glitter" J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) Nothing is certain but death and taxes; Nothing succeeds like success; Nothing ventured, nothing gained
One of the most closely watched glaciers in the world could soon melt faster than expected, a shift that could lead to sudden rises in sea levels. 'Doomsday' glacier could melt faster than ...
The Arctic Ocean is the mass of water positioned approximately above latitude 65° N. Arctic Sea Ice refers to the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice. The Arctic sea ice minimum is the day in a given year when Arctic sea ice reaches its smallest extent, occurring at the end of the summer melting season, normally during September.
Voltaire at the residence of Frederick II in Potsdam, Prussia.Partial view of an engraving by Pierre Charles Baquoy, after N. A. Monsiau. "A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents [a] de neige", French pronunciation: [kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one of several quotations from 18th-century writer French Voltaire, indicative of his sneering ...
Here are 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly. ... They also really hate it when people step on them. When that happens, the fish immediately release venom into whatever disturbed it ...
[6] The melting of the Greenland ice sheet would result in an increase in sea level rise of over 7m. [7] Melting of the west Antarctic ice sheet would cause a similar, if slightly smaller rise in sea levels due to being grounded below sea level, whilst the effect of the melting of the east Antarctic, although less probable would be an order of ...
Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears during his opening monologue on Wednesday night, as he lamented that Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory marked a “terrible night” for just about ...