accelerated melting

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. The process of ice or snow melting at a rate faster than the historical average, typically due to global warming and climate change.; A rapid reduction in the volume or extent of frozen water bodies, such as glaciers, ice caps, or sea ice, often resulting in rising sea levels.

💬 Examples

  1. Scientists warn that accelerated melting of permafrost could release significant amounts of methane into the atmosphere.

  2. The accelerated melting of polar ice sheets poses a severe threat to global sea levels.