ice cap
noun
1
: a cover of perennial ice and snow
specifically
: a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center
2
: an ice bag shaped to the head
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As the atmosphere went, most of the water evaporated into space, leaving only the ice caps and some permafrost deposits.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
In 1971, Carl Sagan suggested vaporizing the northern polar ice caps, while Harvard researchers argued in 2017 that large amounts of silica aerogel could trap enough heat to regionally instigate greenhouse warming conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
The increase has been at least twice as high at the poles: bad news for ice caps and beachfront properties alike.
—Gernot Wagner, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2015
As the planet warms, the polar ice caps are melting.
—Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
In 1971, Carl Sagan suggested vaporizing the northern polar ice caps, while Harvard researchers argued in 2017 that large amounts of silica aerogel could trap enough heat to regionally instigate greenhouse warming conditions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
The increase has been at least twice as high at the poles: bad news for ice caps and beachfront properties alike.
—Gernot Wagner, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2015
As the planet warms, the polar ice caps are melting.
—Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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“Ice cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cap. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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