Phrases with «glaciation»

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Glaciation refers to the process of when large masses of ice, known as glaciers, form and spread over a land area. It occurs due to long periods of cold temperatures where snow accumulates and compacts into ice. Full definition

Adjective + «glaciation»

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Sentences with «glaciation»

  • Linked by a single root system, Pando consists of tens of thousands of genetically identical trees, cloned from a sprout that emerged after the last glaciation in southern Utah, roughly 13,000 years ago. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The closing of the Central American Seaway initially may have warmed Earth's climate, but then set the stage for glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere at 2.7 million years ago. (whoi.edu)
  • The second clue is that Northern Hemisphere glaciation intensified between 3.1 and 2.5 million years ago, thanks to all the moisture delivered to the far north via evaporation from a more vigorous Gulf Stream. (williamcalvin.com)
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