If ice falls are happening, those bridges could be closed temporarily, the spokeswoman said.

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Something happens to your sense of time here: It compresses like the crystals of blue ice, then falls away like a calving glacier.

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To assess the contribution from melting ice sheets, scientists try to measure "mass balance, " which is the difference between the annual snow that falls on the permanent ice sheets each year, and the total mass of ice that melts or breaks off the sheets.

WSJ: Polar Ice Sheets Melt at Faster Pace

Thursday night's meeting at the "Rink", as it's known in Dundee, could decide whether the club falls through that ice, or skates its way to a bright new future.

BBC: Trust meeting could help to ensure Dundee's future

Weather Service meteorologist Todd Heitkamp in Sioux Falls said that office had reports of ice accumulations from one-quarter of an inch up to nearly half an inch, leading to power outages and widespread tree damage.

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