It is dangerous to walk on a calving glacier.
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Calving
/ˈkævɪŋ/
Synonyms for "calving" (13 found)
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14 entriesanimal reproductionbiological processbirthbirth processbirthinggeological processgeophysical processgiving birthglacial processglaciology processglaciology termice phenomenonparturitionreproduction
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10 entriesassisted calvingcow calvingedge calvingfrontal calvingglacier calvingheifer calvingiceberg calvinginduced calvingspontaneous calvingtidewater calving
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10 entriescalving easecalving frontcalving groundscalving intervalcalving processcalving seasonglacial calvingglacier calvingice calvingtidewater calving
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In Greenland, most of the ice loss stems from warming air temperatures that melt the surface of the ice sheet, as well as calving from the glaciers that empty into the sea.
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It may also have the opposite effect, providing lubrication to moving glaciers and exacerbating ice velocity and calving, increasing the mass of ice loss to the global ocean.
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