ice cap

noun

Definition of ice cap

1 : an ice bag shaped to the head

2 : 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

Examples of ice cap in a Sentence

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But for a few exceptional species, thawing ice caps and permafrost are starting to reveal another narrative - one of astonishing biological resilience. — Daniel Ackerman, Anchorage Daily News, "Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost," 8 July 2019 Rising sea levels, melting ice caps, tornadoes, and hurricanes more ferocious than ever. — Dave Levitan, The New Republic, "Reformed Climate Deniers Don’t Deserve Redemption," 8 Aug. 2019 Gore said that melting polar ice caps have raised water levels and caused extreme precipitation around the world, including unusually wet winters in Minnesota. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Al Gore on Enbridge Line 3, green jobs, flooded farms and Greenland losing 11 billion tons of ice in one day," 5 Aug. 2019 The impacts of a warming climate are happening now, with higher temperatures, more extreme droughts, larger forest fires, melting ice caps, more erratic weather and rising sea levels. — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, "Solving climate change is possible, we already have the tools, says energy expert Hal Harvey," 25 July 2019 Their solution was inspired by a phenomenon already found in the Martian polar ice caps. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "This Material May Make Human Habitation on Mars Possible," 18 July 2019 They were inspired by observations of dark spots in the carbon-dioxide ice caps at the Martian poles, Wordsworth said. — Mike Wall, Scientific American, "Silica Blankets Could Make Mars Habitable," 15 July 2019 The Martian polar ice caps are comprised of water ice and carbon dioxide. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "This material could make parts of Mars habitable for humans, study says," 15 July 2019 All the climate models include Earth’s ocean and wind currents and incorporate most of the important climate feedback loops, like the melting of the polar ice caps and the rise in humidity, which both exacerbate global warming. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "As the World Warms, Clouds Could Disappear—Catastrophically," 3 Mar. 2019

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