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Carney also re-emphasized the need to enforce Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, where warming temperatures caused by climate change are thawing the ice, opening a new era of competition for critical minerals.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

As the world has warmed due to climate change, areas of permafrost are thawing, revealing secrets long buried and frozen.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 20, 2024

Snowy areas in in the Rocky Mountains of North America, the European Alps and northern Europe are thawing prematurely as the Earth warms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

The mountainous regions of the world — the Himalayas, the Andes, the East African highlands — are thawing as average global temperatures climb.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

My dear Hooker, I was delighted to get your long chatty letter, and to hear that you are thawing towards science.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir