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ice formation

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ice formation

Any mass of ice that occurs on the Earth's continents or surface waters. Such masses form wherever substantial amounts of liquid water freeze and remain in the solid state for some period of time. Examples include glaciers, icebergs, sea ice, and ground ice associated with permafrost.



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Clearly, the possibility of hazardous ice formation on sidewalks and driveways, as the result of irrigating in freezing weather, should be avoided.
A caveat about the special features: there is repeated reference to the supposed fact of "global warming," which, we are told, is responsible for irregular ice formations that trap and kill unfortunate penguins.
The team didn't set out to investigate ice formation.
 
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