Great chunks of the ice crust, which has covered the mountains through the winter, break off and drop heavily into the thawing sea beneath.

冬日里覆盖着山脉的大块冰壳开始破裂开来，重重地跌落到山脚下正在融化的海水里。

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Complimenting someone on their garment is also a great way to break the ice.

赞美别人的衣服也是打破沉默的好办法。

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Pieces of glacier that break off become mixed with thin sea ice in a jumble of ice fragments on the fjord's surface.

脱落的冰川碎块与峡湾表面混乱的碎海冰融合在一起。

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Freeze dates are defined as the observed period when a lake or river was completely ice-covered, and break-up dates as the last ice break-up seen before the summer open-water phase.

BBC: Ice records reveal warming trend

Temperatures in the Arctic are now even higher than they were then, and a period of renewed ice shelf break-up has ensued since 2002.

BBC: Major ice-shelf loss for Canada

Seasonal rains arrive late or fail altogether, sea ice platforms break-up earlier than in previous springs, king tides flood villages and contaminate food gardens with saltwater.

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