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Glacier a huge mass of ice often called as rivers of ice moves slowly over land. They fall into two categories alpine glaciers and ice sheets. Alpine glaciers form on mountainsides and move downward through valleys. Glaciers play an important role in Earth’s water cycle and affect the volume, variability and water quality of runoff in areas where they occur. They provide many useful resources like fertile soil for growing crops and freshwater. They are keystones of life on earth and as giant reservoir of freshwater they support the planet’s life system and influence our day to day live. The melting of glaciers is an alarming sign before the world at large as it will affect the ecosystem thus making the life survival difficult.
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