They were all waiting for the ice to melt so they could continue on to the gold fields.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Breaking down electronics into small parts for refiners to melt and purify is another part of the business.

VOA: special.2010.11.01

But scientists disagree about how much sea levels could rise if Antarctica's ice sheets continue to melt.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

The outside layers are a bit crunchy, then the soft part takes over and the whole thing seems to just melt in your mouth.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

An example was the statement that the Himalayan glaciers would melt by twenty thirty-five.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Everything they said remained frozen all winter long, and did not melt until spring.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

This means it might melt in future summers.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

But the snow does melt. Ice cold water travels down the mountains and forms several rivers -- the Gila River,the Green River, the Little Colorado,the San Juan, the Virgin and the Gunnison Rivers.

VOA: special.2010.10.27

But the snow does melt.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

You want to keep spinning your mandrel so that it doesn't melt off the rod and you're going to heat your bead so that it's tacky enough to roll onto the frit and pick up pieces of the glass."

VOA: special.2009.05.18

Warmer temperatures cause water to expand,a phenomenon called thermal expansion, and cause glaciers and polar ice caps to melt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Studies say rising temperatures will melt glaciers on the high Himalayas, cause devastating floods,heatwaves, and make monsoon rains more erratic, resulting in smaller farm yields.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27