Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Comparatively, the couple of decades preceding 1880 were very humid: lakes stood high, mountain glaciation was extensive, and precipitation more abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Senate Committee Launches Taxpayer-Funded Misinformation Campaign About Gore Movie] Reference
Plant survival in Iceland during periods of glaciation?. From Wordnik.com. [Late-Quaternary changes in arctic terrestrial ecosystems, climate, and ultraviolet radiation levels] Reference
Is the extent of glaciation limited by marine gas hydrates?. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle and climate change in the Arctic] Reference
The land started to lift 20,000 years ago, as de-glaciation began. From Wordnik.com. [Kvarken Archipelago High Coast, Finland and Sweden] Reference
For the most part, it has not been influenced by continental glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference
"It's an outstanding survival from the last glaciation of the Quaternary.". From Wordnik.com. [Crusader Gold]
The late Wisconsin glaciation and deglaciation of the Laurentide ice sheet. From Wordnik.com. [Late-Quaternary changes in arctic terrestrial ecosystems, climate, and ultraviolet radiation levels] Reference
Scattered throughout the earth, several are remnants from the Pleistocene glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Freshwater biomes] Reference
Further indicative of the planet's cool climate was the extent of apparent glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
Locally, especially in the south, the terrain has been noticeably smoothed by glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Around Ilulissat Icefjord, the evidence of glaciation is mainly of the last 100,000 years. From Wordnik.com. [Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland] Reference
We are now at warm phase of glacial cycle and can expect only tipping point to glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
In addition, because of steep slopes and recent glaciation, there are areas of Inceptisols. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe - OpenWoodland - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
And the ocean, which was stagnant and unmoving at the peak of glaciation, began to circulate. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Pleistocene glaciation was extensive, and small glaciers persist at elevations above 1,800 m. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference
The western and southwestern boundary roughly coincides with the limits of continental glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference
The Northwestern Glaciated Plains ecoregion marks the westernmost extent of continental glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota (EPA)] Reference
He later reported on past glaciation of the Amazon Basin, something for which no good evidence exists. From Wordnik.com. [Agassiz, Louis] Reference
U-shaped valleys, striations and boulders are evidence of later glaciation during the Quaternary Period. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Huangshan Scenic Beauty and Historic Interest Site, China] Reference
There are abundant evidences of glaciation, and much boulder clay and drift sand covers the older rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
Evidence of past glaciation is present on all three peaks, with morainic debris found as low as 3,600 m. From Wordnik.com. [Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania] Reference
In the arctic and antarctic locations where the major ice masses reside, net glaciation may be increasing. From Wordnik.com. [A House Of Cards] Reference
The area around Richmond Gulf, southeastern Hudson Bay, has a similar history of glaciation and uplifted land. From Wordnik.com. [Kvarken Archipelago High Coast, Finland and Sweden] Reference
A wide range of physiographic features characterize this ecoregion, most of which are the result of glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Canadian forests] Reference
Here, moraines, cirques, and small lakes are especially common and are products of Pleistocene alpine glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Nevada (EPA)] Reference
The bedrock coasts generally coincide with those areas that experienced extensive glaciation during the Holocene. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-level rise and coastal stability in the Arctic] Reference
It is a relatively young mountain system, whose "step-like" morphology was contoured by the Pleistoceneic glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Alps conifer and mixed forests] Reference
Today, we are experiencing a sustained warming unknown since the end of the Pleistocene glaciation some 14,670 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Reese Halter: Lessons From the Medieval Warm Period] Reference
Pleistocene glaciation reshaped the mountains above 6500 feet, leaving moraines, glacial lakes, and U-shaped glacial canyons. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Oregon (EPA)] Reference
Its topography was affected by pre-Wisconsinan glaciation; later advances of the Wisconsin glacier diverged around the basin. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota (EPA)] Reference
During the last period of glaciation, it is likely that major river channels served as important pathways for migrating species. From Wordnik.com. [Mississippi lowland forests] Reference
SCHUSTER: Rarely does one hear about global warming in the context of the whole process of glaciation over the 26,000 year cycle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Exploration - January 1, 2000] Reference
The Cypress Uplands (Alberta/Saskatchewan), which are believed to have escaped the last glaciation, are located in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Northern mixed grasslands] Reference
The terrain is nowhere muted by glaciation, although its western-most parts were covered by at least two pre-Wisconsinan glaciations. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Longer ice-free conditions and late-summer storms may accelerate the release of terrestrial carbon frozen during the last glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Carbon cycle and climate change in the Arctic] Reference
The topography of this ecoregion was largely unaffected by glaciation and retains its original soils and complex stream drainage pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of North Dakota and South Dakota (EPA)] Reference
The difference is likely a result of the last glaciation; the weight of the ice pushed the northern continents down into the earth's crust. From Wordnik.com. [Arctic Ocean] Reference
The physiography and geology of the monument have been shaped by millions of years of intensive uplift, erosion, volcanism, and glaciation. From Wordnik.com. [Proclamation On Giant Sequoia National Monument] Reference
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