ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLACIER
From French (Savoy dialect), from Old French glace ice, from Late Latin glacia, from Latin glaciēs ice.
8 QUOTES WITH «GLACIER»
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glacier.
The glacier was God's great plough set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth.
There is a glacier in Iceland, Solheimar, which has retreated a great deal, and every time I go back there and see what's not there any more, it does something to the heart. It makes you realise it's possible for a gigantic natural element to just disappear.
The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the beautiful white top. It ended up being at the terminus of the glacier where it's dying.
I didn't learn to swim until I was 21 or something because I grew up in the mountains in Wyoming and all the water is glacier runoff and cold.
Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.
But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way.
I haven't been to Tasmania. I haven't been to the South Pole, and I haven't been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see glacier National Park before the glacier melts.
Before the reader turns his back upon the Grand Basin once for all, I should like to put a name upon the glacier it contains - since it is the fashion to name glaciers.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLACIER»
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glacier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
glacier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide to
Glacier ...
This detailed instructional guide provides the knowledge and advanced skills you need to safely navigate through dangerous glaciated terrain, from the Cascades to Alaska to the Himalayas.
2
Snow and
Glacier Hydrology
"Audience: The book should be useful to those who are engaged in the practice of agricultural and civil engineering, earth, sciences, environmental sciences and engineering, ecosystem management, forest and watershed sciences, and others.
P. Singh, Vijay P. Singh,
2001
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Seasonal Disorder: Ranger Tales from
Glacier National Park
While some people suffer from Season Affective Disorder (SAD), Hagan says he suffers from "Seasonal Disorder" (SD), a type of depression that results during the remaining seasons--which are: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and ...
Few people get to see Montana's remote Glacier National Park in its distinct four seasons the way these experienced landscape photographers have captured it for this book.
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Banff, Jasper and
Glacier
This edition contains even more hiking, driving, and cycling tours, and maps than the previous edition. This is the only guide to these national parks to have a chapter dedicated to Clothing & Equipment.
Oliver Berry, Brendan Sainsbury,
2008
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Darkening Peaks:
Glacier Retreat, Science, and Society
Highly recommended."--John Schellnhuber CBE, Chief Science Advisor to the German government and Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Benjamin S. Orlove, Ellen Wiegandt, Brian H. Luckman,
2008
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Climber's Guide to
Glacier National Park
This superb guide is essential reading for all those eager to explore Glacier's spectacular peaks.
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Principles of
Glacier Mechanics
This book, first published in 2005, provides students and practising glaciologists with the tools they need to understand modern glaciology.
'The text is a masterpiece of scientific pedagogy, fitting and explaining the photographs very well; the book will speak eloquently to the tyro but should not let down the expert.'
Austin Post, Edward R. LaChapelle,
2000
Piling improbability on top of improbability, Under the Glacier overflows with comedy both wild and deadpan as it conjures a phantasmagoria as beguiling as it is profound. From the Trade Paperback edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLACIER»
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glacier is used in the context of the following news items.
Mount St Helens in Washington is home to world's newest glacier …
What once was the remains of the deadliest volcanic eruption in history is breathing new life into the world's youngest glacier, located on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
As Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier disappears, demand to see it grows
Since that time, said Forest Service planner Jennifer Berger, annual visits to the glacier have climbed from 200,000 per year to more than ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
Climbers adjusting to Mount Rainier glacier melt in July
The glacier-covered faces of Mount Rainier are melting faster than usual this year, creating conditions on the mountain more like August or ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
Police investigate car accident on Glacier Highway
According to police, a white Ford F-250 pickup truck with four people inside crashed at 20 Mile Glacier Highway after swerving to avoid a ... «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
Work on Glacier National Park's Inside North Fork Road up for review
The fate of Glacier National Park's least-known road is up for public ... Attn: Inside North Fork Road, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier, MT 59936. «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
Glacier Airport passengers set June record
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Glacier Park International Airport has set a record for passenger numbers in June. A total of 21,280 enplaned ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
Glacier Falls next stop for Nathan Chen
While bad luck and injuries have plagued USA's Nathan Chen this past year, the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist pushed through the ... «Golden Skate, Jul 15»
Crews scaling down at Glacier Rim fire
Firefighters will likely be scaling down efforts next week after gaining the upper hand on the Glacier Rim fire burning north of Columbia Falls. The current ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
WCW Star Glacier Resurfaces In Costume, Talks Working At Full …
Another Wrestling Podcast spoke to former WCW wrestler Glacier recently at a fan fest event. Glacier was was an attraction at the event, and ... «Wrestling Inc., Jul 15»
Cyclists Hit the Road for Glacier Park
Jay Ruzicka fixes a tube on his bike before departing Glacier Guides on July 7, 2015. Climate Ride and the Glacier National Park Conservancy ... «Flathead Beacon, Jul 15»