Synonyms for «glacial retreat»

glacier interglacial subglacial frozen arctic ice frigid climatic snowy polar climate mountain ocean gradual winter global volcanic coastal continental peaceful seasonal geological rapid bleak serene sea massive fall recent giant land marine forest last idyllic supraglacial deep tropical dramatic snowcapped shrinking abrupt huge glistening terraced relentless summer old continued

getaway decline resort retirement melting loss escape runoff recession glaciation pullback advance drift erosion valleys refuge change cliffs warming respite cooling lakes snow edge hiatus landscape flow surface shifts water thawing sheet recess slowdown recovery collapse river movement restoration growth end iceberg age slopes depletion cover cycles trends meltwater