Summary
When the mountains get warmer, the ice melts slower.
Less ice means less water for rivers in the summer.
Key Points
3 points1
Glaciers are big frozen rivers of ice.
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Warmer mountains make the ice move slower.
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Less ice can mean less water for people later.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsglacier
A huge, slow river of ice high up in the mountains.
basin
A big area where rain or meltwater collects and flows into a river.
runoff
Water that moves over the ground into streams and rivers.
peak water
The time when melting ice gives the most water before it starts to shrink.
meltwater
Water that comes from ice turning into liquid.
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