summer thaw
- meltChange from solid
- iceWater's solid form
- warmthHeat you feel
- slushPartly melted snow
- dripLiquid falling slowly
spring · frozen · snow · puddles · thawing · arctic · seasonal · rivers · glaciers · breakup · muddy · softening · sunshine · defrost · warming · creek · runoff · awakening
- Arctic ExplorationNorth Pole, Arctic, polar exploration, Arctic Circle, polar expedition
- Arctic AlaskaKiana, Arctic Ocean, polar bears, polar bear, caribou
seasonal temperature cycle
summer thawwinter freeze
Extended period of subfreezing temperatures
freeze-up · first frost · hard freeze · cold snap · deep freeze
state of frozen matter
summer thawdeep freeze
Intense prolonged cold
frost · glaciation · permafrost · ice formation · solidification
ground/water state
summer thawpermafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
frozen ground · ice formation · hard frost · frozen tundra · frozen solid