Its minimum summertime extent, which occurs at the end of the melt season, has been decreasing since the late 1970s in response to warming temperatures. (sciencedaily.com)
Together, the glacier and ice shelf form a stable system, but this system can lose its stability in response to warmer temperatures. (nsidc.org)
Other conditions remaining constant, the thickness of the active layer could be expected to increase in response to warming of the climate. (ipcc.ch)