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In this new study, climate scientists analyzed ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
This includes the potential for the Greenland ice sheet to melt, the Amazon rainforest to decline significantly and the collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents that help regulate global temperature.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The story of the ancient pollution was buried in the Greenland ice sheet.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Alley researches the great ice sheets to help predict future changes in climate and sea levels.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
ice sheet
noun
: ice cap
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