Some Lost Ice May Not Return Quickly

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A new report warns that warming can cause long-lasting damage to ice.

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Source: International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, 2026-11-02.

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Read and understand · 1/3What future change does the report look at? The world cooling first and then warming again Temperatures remaining the same for hundreds of years The world getting warmer and later cooling again

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The world getting warmer and later cooling again. The first paragraph describes warming followed by cooling.

Clue: A new report says rising temperatures can cause lasting damage to ice and snow. It looks at what could happen if the world gets warmer and later cools again.

Read and understand · 2/3What can happen when ice is lost? Sea levels and water supplies can no longer change. Sea levels can rise and water supplies can be affected. Sea levels must fall and water supplies must increase.

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Sea levels can rise and water supplies can be affected.. The second paragraph identifies risks to sea levels and water supplies.

Clue: The report says some lost ice may take hundreds of years or longer to return. Ice loss can also raise sea levels and affect water supplies.

Read and understand · 3/3What do the scientists say can limit the damage? Cutting the gases that heat the planet Keeping emissions at the same level indefinitely Allowing temperatures to keep rising without limit

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Cutting the gases that heat the planet. The final paragraph says cutting heat-trapping gases can limit damage.

Clue: The scientists say cutting the gases that heat the planet can limit the damage. Some ice could return over time if temperatures fall, but not all losses would be easy to reverse.

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Ice loss can raise sea levels. Cutting gases that heat the planet can limit the damage.

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