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At the end of the Cryogenian, when the ice melted and the frozen continents thawed, a surplus of nutrient-rich meltwater flooded Earth.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Icebergs are much more effective at disrupting the current than meltwater from land, in part because icebergs can carry fresh water directly out to the locations where the current sinks.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
There, while out skiing Banff’s backcountry, these friends—Cyril Paris and Cliff White—stumbled upon a small pool of meltwater and dared each other to cross.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Its meltwater contributes to roughly 4 percent of the overall rise in global sea levels.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Icebergs are much more effective at disrupting the current than meltwater from land, in part because icebergs can carry fresh water directly out to the locations where the current sinks.
—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
There, while out skiing Banff’s backcountry, these friends—Cyril Paris and Cliff White—stumbled upon a small pool of meltwater and dared each other to cross.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Its meltwater contributes to roughly 4 percent of the overall rise in global sea levels.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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“Meltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meltwater. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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meltwater
noun
melt·wa·ter
ˈmelt-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water that comes from the melting of ice and snow
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