ice-free

Example Sentences

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Like many scientists of the time, he thought there could be an ice-free ocean, an “open polar sea,” above Greenland.

From Literature

"But body condition is only one piece of the puzzle. Other recent research on these bears found that more ice-free days reduced survival in cubs and in subadult and old females."

From BBC

Only 20% of Greenland is ice-free, the Center for Strategic & International Studies said in a report published earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

So we packed up and moved the 358 miles east to the Hampton Roads area, the largest ice-free harbor in the United States and home to some of the nation’s most important military installations.

From Literature

Climate projections suggest the Arctic could experience ice-free summers within the next few decades, and scientists are still working to understand how this shift might affect ecosystems and human societies.

From Science Daily