| Although ice masses in those areas make up only 30 percent of the world's glaciers, they contribute 70 percent of the total glacial meltwater. |
| Warming surface temperatures in Greenland are allowing more meltwater to trickle down to the glacier bed. |
| Except when engorged by spring meltwater and ice, the Severn River empties serenely into Hudson Bay. |
| And because many glaciers store large amounts of meltwater and release it suddenly, lives downstream will be lost. |
| Huge glaciers and meltwater carved out the deep trough of the glen some 20,000 years ago. |
| Below the glacier lies granite, seamed through with limestone and marble which the constant rush of meltwater has honeycombed with caves. |
