Assertion: glacier's flow | /r/CapableOf | owe to collapse
Facets:
value: because of warmer ocean
type: CAUSE
value: because of warmer air
type: CAUSE
value: thin
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Fast flow is explained by the ungrounding of glaciers owing to the thinning or collapse of their buttressing ice shelves6 or to a reduction in backforce resistance at the ice front as glacier fronts thin because of warmer air or warmer ocean temperatures4,9.