Why “glacier” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> "The use of accelerometers has demonstrated that glacier mice do in fact rotate and roll, rather than simply sliding across the ice You would think a timelapse video would als…
by perilunar · Aug 31, 2026
Thwaites Glacier and the glaciers locked behind it are predicted to raise sea levels by 3 metres in the next 50 years. And that's just one source -- it doesn't include Greenland…
by bryanlarsen · Aug 31, 2026
Awesome thanks! I can't tell, did Glacier Mice make the cut? On a first pass, I don't see it.
by hrldcpr · Aug 30, 2026
I saw a YouTube video of a professor explaining this exact thing as an explanation for these Glacier Mice. There is a whole lot of biomass that is shifting on those balls, drivi…
by Aboutplants · Aug 30, 2026
huh funny name that. When I hiked a glacier in Norway, dead mice (and other things) were everywhere under the ice. I assumed that's what the title was referring to.
by ta93754829 · Aug 30, 2026
A glacier collapse triggered a deadly landslide and flooding
by mdani · Aug 30, 2026 · 3 points
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A glacier is a persistent body of natural ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by gravity, undergoing both ductile and brittle deformation, and acquiring distinguishing surface features, such as crevasses and seracs. As a glacier moves, it abrades underlying rock and debris to create glacial landforms, such as cirques, moraines, and fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, and can include ice shelves and ice tongues, it originates only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of freezing bodies of water. Read more on Wikipedia