Science · 2026-11-07

Heavy rain can more than double glacier speeds in Alaska

Glaciers are often thought of as unyielding blocks of ice that slowly carve out the landscape as they move downhill by gravity. But sometimes their slow crawl becomes a surge that sees them move orders of magnitude faster than their usual speed.

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