READ the entire article - Cryosphere
READ - West Antarctic Collapse
Understand the role of ice cover in the amount of solar radiation reflected by Earth
Recognize the importance of snow pack as a water resource
Differentiate between sea ice and glaciers
Understand what permafrost is, where it is, and its status in a changing climate
Understand the physical forces that govern ice sheet/glacier movement and stability
Have a basic grasp of the interaction of the effects of climate change on ice sheet stability and what further effects this could have on the Earth system