Storms are caused by katabatic wind, a concentrated flow of cold air moving along the steep surface of the ice shield towards the sea.
The Drej arrive and attack the Titan by destroying the ice shield protecting it.
Other models suggest that the ice shield could shrivel entirely in 1,000 years, a phenomenon that scientists theorize has not occurred for 440,000 years.
Most interesting is a presence of an external ice shield, frozen water, surrounding the Earth at low Earth orbit altitudes.
A vast river system connecting various subglacial lakes is discovered under the Antarctic ice shield.
They seemed to have been heading upward for ages, but still they were only just at the bottom of the ice shield.
The sleet had formed a thick ice shield against the window.
Ice saves as many lives as she can with an ice shield.
Mongolia hopes to keep the city Ulan Bator cool with an 'ice shield'.
Her teammates survive the massive explosion because Iceman covers them with an ice shield.