Glaciers - National Snow and Ice Data Center
25 Feb 2026 at 2:25am
Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area year round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice. Each year, new layers of snow bury and compress the previous layers. This compression forces the snow to recrystallize, initially forming grains similar to the size and shape of sugar grains.
Homepage | National Snow and Ice Data Center
23 Feb 2026 at 6:19pm
Glaciers are huge masses of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originate on land and move down slope under the influence of their own weight and gravity. The two main types are continental glaciers (or ice sheets) and alpine glaciers.
Science of Glaciers | National Snow and Ice Data Center
21 Feb 2026 at 3:13am
These types of glaciers tend to surge periodically, while most glaciers never exhibit surges. Components of a glacier Glaciers are dynamic, and several elements contribute to glacier formation and growth. Snow falls in the accumulation area, usually the part of the glacier with the highest elevation, adding to the glacier's mass.
Glacier Quick Facts | National Snow and Ice Data Center
21 Feb 2026 at 12:02pm
What is a glacier? A glacier is an accumulation of ice and snow that slowly flows over land. Alpine glaciers are frozen rivers of ice, slowly flowing under their own weight down mountainsides and into valleys. Ice sheets exist only on Greenland and Antarctica, and they spread out in broad domes in multiple directions.
Why Glaciers Matter | National Snow and Ice Data Center
22 Feb 2026 at 3:26am
Glaciers also impact sea level. The cryosphere consists of all the places on Earth where water is frozen, including snow, sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers. Though glaciers and ice caps account for only 0.5 percent of total land ice, their contribution to sea level rise during the last century exceeded that of the ice sheets.
Learn - National Snow and Ice Data Center
23 Feb 2026 at 3:17am
Glaciers Two categories of glaciers exist: ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Ice sheets cover vast areas of land in broad domes. Alpine glaciers, are smaller, and found not only at the poles, but in high mountain regions across the globe.
Glacier Definition, Types & Examples - Lesson | Study.com
25 Feb 2026 at 6:28am
Understand what a glacier is, and discover the two types of glaciers, including alpine glaciers. Learn how glaciers move, and explore some glacier examples.
The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme ...
11 Aug 2024 at 11:55pm
From 2007 to 2022, renowned photographer James Balog documented glacial change around the world through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. One and a half million images showcasing climate change in real time are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Glacier Facts: Lesson for Kids - Video | Study.com
26 Dec 2025 at 2:14pm
Learn fascinating facts about glaciers in this bite-sized video lesson for kids! Explore their formation and where they are found, then take a quiz for practice.
Data set update: GLIMS Glacier Database, Version 1
22 Apr 2025 at 5:43pm
Additional changes include reclassifying some glaciers as extinct, and updating some rock outcrops in the northeast Antarctic Peninsula to glacier outlines. You can find more detailed information about these changes in the GLIMS Glacier Database V1 Change Log, which is located in the General Resources section on the data set's landing page ...
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25 Feb 2026 at 2:25am
Glaciers begin to form when snow remains in the same area year round, where enough snow accumulates to transform into ice. Each year, new layers of snow bury and compress the previous layers. This compression forces the snow to recrystallize, initially forming grains similar to the size and shape of sugar grains.
Homepage | National Snow and Ice Data Center
23 Feb 2026 at 6:19pm
Glaciers are huge masses of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originate on land and move down slope under the influence of their own weight and gravity. The two main types are continental glaciers (or ice sheets) and alpine glaciers.
Science of Glaciers | National Snow and Ice Data Center
21 Feb 2026 at 3:13am
These types of glaciers tend to surge periodically, while most glaciers never exhibit surges. Components of a glacier Glaciers are dynamic, and several elements contribute to glacier formation and growth. Snow falls in the accumulation area, usually the part of the glacier with the highest elevation, adding to the glacier's mass.
Glacier Quick Facts | National Snow and Ice Data Center
21 Feb 2026 at 12:02pm
What is a glacier? A glacier is an accumulation of ice and snow that slowly flows over land. Alpine glaciers are frozen rivers of ice, slowly flowing under their own weight down mountainsides and into valleys. Ice sheets exist only on Greenland and Antarctica, and they spread out in broad domes in multiple directions.
Why Glaciers Matter | National Snow and Ice Data Center
22 Feb 2026 at 3:26am
Glaciers also impact sea level. The cryosphere consists of all the places on Earth where water is frozen, including snow, sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers. Though glaciers and ice caps account for only 0.5 percent of total land ice, their contribution to sea level rise during the last century exceeded that of the ice sheets.
Learn - National Snow and Ice Data Center
23 Feb 2026 at 3:17am
Glaciers Two categories of glaciers exist: ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Ice sheets cover vast areas of land in broad domes. Alpine glaciers, are smaller, and found not only at the poles, but in high mountain regions across the globe.
Glacier Definition, Types & Examples - Lesson | Study.com
25 Feb 2026 at 6:28am
Understand what a glacier is, and discover the two types of glaciers, including alpine glaciers. Learn how glaciers move, and explore some glacier examples.
The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme ...
11 Aug 2024 at 11:55pm
From 2007 to 2022, renowned photographer James Balog documented glacial change around the world through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. One and a half million images showcasing climate change in real time are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Glacier Facts: Lesson for Kids - Video | Study.com
26 Dec 2025 at 2:14pm
Learn fascinating facts about glaciers in this bite-sized video lesson for kids! Explore their formation and where they are found, then take a quiz for practice.
Data set update: GLIMS Glacier Database, Version 1
22 Apr 2025 at 5:43pm
Additional changes include reclassifying some glaciers as extinct, and updating some rock outcrops in the northeast Antarctic Peninsula to glacier outlines. You can find more detailed information about these changes in the GLIMS Glacier Database V1 Change Log, which is located in the General Resources section on the data set's landing page ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
