meltwater

noun

melt·wa·ter ˈmelt-ˌwȯ-tər

-ˌwä-

: water derived from the melting of ice and snow

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They were stunned to discover that the creatures regularly traveled hundreds of miles — likely headed for warmer pastures with more abundant plants and glacial meltwater, says Ludovic Landry-Ducharme, a PhD student at the University of Quebec at Rimouski who is continuing the research. —

Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024 Recent images released by the NASA Earth Observatory reveal striking changes to the region's proglacial lakes, formed as glaciers retreat and meltwater pools at their fronts. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 During one particularly sodden period, known as meltwater pulse 1A, sea levels rose by more than a foot a decade. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 There was meltwater everywhere, collecting in puddles and running in rivulets. —

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