in summer when the meltwater levels are highest.

Glacial meltwater can also affect important fisheries, such as in Kenai River, Alaska.

Rapid changes

Meltwater can be an indication of abrupt climate change. An instance of a large meltwater body is the case of the region of a tributary of Bindschadler Ice Stream, West Antarctica where rapid vertical motion of the ice sheet surface has suggested shifting

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