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  • GLACIOLOGY IS THE study of the formation and movement of glaciers and their response to climate change. It included studying the past positions of glacial ice, monitoring changes in present-day ice, and forecasting the future behavior of the worlds glaciers and ice sheets. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Glaciology]

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