Even the grand continuous mantles of ice that still cover Greenland, Spitsbergen, Nova Zembla, Franz-Joseph-Land, parts of Alaska, and the south polar region are shallowing and shrinking.

即使是仍然覆盖着格陵兰岛、斯匹次卑尔根岛、新泽布拉岛、法兰士约瑟夫地群岛、阿拉斯加部分地区和南极地区的巨大连续冰盖也在变浅和缩小。