Sentences with phrase «river ice breakup»

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Since IPCC (2001) the cryosphere has undergone significant changes, such as the substantial retreat of arctic sea ice, especially in summer; the continued shrinking of mountain glaciers; the decrease in the extent of snow cover and seasonally frozen ground, particularly in spring; the earlier breakup of river and lake ice; and widespread thinning of antarctic ice shelves along the Amundsen Sea coast, indicating increased basal melting due to increased ocean heat fluxes in the cavities below the ice shelves.

With this unofficial time, this year places 4th earliest for the breakup of ice in the Tanana river.

The Nenana Ice Classic has interested me, as it is a continuous record since 1917 of the breakup of ice in the Tanana River near Nenana, AlasIce Classic has interested me, as it is a continuous record since 1917 of the breakup of ice in the Tanana River near Nenana, Alasice in the Tanana River near Nenana, Alaska.