She is also occupied with the properties and motion of giant ice sheets on the Antarctic continent, which constitute 70 percent of the entire supply of freshwater on the planet. (sciencedaily.com)
In March, Bamber argued that the other giant ice sheet vulnerable to global warming, the Greenland ice sheet, is also more resistant to temperature rise that experts had thought. (newscientist.com)
Not only did the Alps grow long glaciers but giant ice sheets sat atop much of Northern Europe, flattening the Baltic landscape. (williamcalvin.com)