It was followed by another storm on January 12th, then unusually warm weather and torrential rain which caused rapid melting and river flooding.

Lawrence et al. suggest that current rapid melting of the sea ice may induce a rapid melting of arctic permafrost.

Subsequent rapid melting of the ice at the close of the last ice age removed support from the western part of the cone.

This can be especially significant when sudden increases in temperature lead to rapid melting of the snow pack.

Through the day, temperatures rose well above their seasonal average, resulting in rapid melting of the snow.

Some scientists have theorized that the rapid melting of prehistoric glaciers could have triggered powerful climatic change.

Marinebased studies suggest sea-level rise from the Antarctic or rapid ice-shelf basal melting.

You may have heard that salt is thrown onto roads during snowfalls to allow for rapid melting of the snow.

Their results have been subsequently supported by reports of relatively rapid melting in the Arctic ice masses, including one issued on Wednesday.

It has been suggested that rapid melting of the sea ice may initiate a feedback loop that rapidly melts arctic permafrost.