noun
- the process of ice sheets and glaciers melting and retreating from an area
Usage: geological
Examples
- The deglaciation of North America occurred over thousands of years.
- Scientists study deglaciation patterns to understand climate change.
- Rapid deglaciation has exposed new landforms in the Arctic.
- The last deglaciation period ended about 10,000 years ago.
- Rising temperatures are accelerating deglaciation in Greenland.
- Deglaciation leaves behind distinctive geological features.