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  • The remaining ice is now divided into three patches the North Wall Firn, the Meren and Carstenz glacier with only 3 km2 of ice left.

    Lorentz National Park, Indonesia 2008

  • Firn did not form at the surface, but deep in the cirque, and when more snow fell, the heavier compact spheres were pushed up and over the edge of the nest.

    The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

  • But Mr. Firn questioned why he was not seeing crime-alert fliers or the composite sketches on campus.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHELINE MAYNARD 2011

  • Standing near Ms. Ahadi's apartment building, Billy Firn, 25, of Ypsilanti, Mich., said he was being more protective of his girlfriend.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHELINE MAYNARD 2011

  • "People are acting like it's not really happening," Mr. Firn said.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHELINE MAYNARD 2011

  • The SPL, on the other hand, is heading for oblivion unless it can break away from the choking embrace of the Old Firn and their control of the diminishing financial spoils.

    BBC Ouch Blog BBC Sport 2011

  • Play Video Nov. 19 Bloomberg -- Bloomberg's Mike Firn reports from Tokyo on Japan's efforts to attract more overseas visitors.

    unknown title 2011

  • -With assistance from Chris Cooper, Mariko Yasu and Mike Firn in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • -With assistance from Takashi Amano and Mike Firn in Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • I don’t know very much about the Tibetan Plateau ice cores, the depth of the Firn layer etc.

    Juckes, Yang, Thompson and PNAS: Guliya « Climate Audit 2006

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