I was, however, thinking about rapid disappearance of thin broken swathes of the polar icecap. (planet3.org)
The smaller glaciers with < 1 km2 dimension had decreased by 43 % in their surface area showing rapid disappearance of very small glacier. (chimalaya.org)
Since the TAR, increasing evidence has emerged indicating a more rapid disappearance of snow and sea - ice cover in some areas (e.g., Siberia, Alaska, the Greenland Sea), and consequent changes of albedo may be leading to further climate change (e.g., Holland and Bitz, 2003). (ipcc.ch)