ice sheet

1. A broad glacial mass with a relatively flat surface.

   Eisschicht, Eisschild

   ледяно́й щитledjanój ščit

1. The ice sheets are melting.

   ruЛедяные покровы тают. — odexed

   deDie Eisschilde schmelzen. — Adelpa

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2. About two-thirds of global sea level rise is due to meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets.

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3. Satellites use radar and laser pulses to measure the height of the world's polar ice sheets and ice shelves.

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4. If Greenland's ice sheet were to melt completely, sea level all over the world would rise by 5 to 7 meters.

   deWenn das grönländische Eisschild vollständig schmölze, stiege der Meeresspiegel auf der Welt dadurch um fünf bis sieben Meter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Greenland's melting is accelerating. By itself, the full melting of that country's ice sheet could increase sea levels by over six metres.

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