glacier melt
Frozen mass shrinking
Glacier melt is the water that flows from melting glaciers, or the process of glaciers melting.
The term appears frequently in climate discussions, where accelerating glacier melt contributes to rising sea levels: Glacier melt threatens coastal communities worldwide.
The runoff feeds rivers and freshwater supplies in many regions.
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- glacial watersLiquid from melting ice sheets
- sea-level riseIncreasing ocean surface height
- coldLow temperature state
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
heat transfer · Himalayas · runoff · thermal expansion · glaciology · calving · ice core analysis · frigid · sublimation · permafrost · water cycle · climate change · global warming · phase change · meltwater · glacial lake · mountain streams · hydrology
- Climate Changeglobal warming, greenhouse gases, climate change, carbon dioxide, CO2
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- Eco-crisesclimate change, global warming, oil spill, deforestation, biodiversity loss
- meltingice melting, thaw, snow melting, cheese melting, ice cream melting
- natural waterssprings, hot springs, streams, creeks, ponds
- water sourcesriver, lake, rain, well, pond
glacier meltfreezing
Extremely cold
ice formation · refreezing · solidification · frost formation · icing
glacier meltice age
Era of massive glaciation
global cooling · glacial period · Little Ice Age · cooling trend