Are Ice Caps Healthy for the Planet?
                                
                                
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                                Approximately 70% of the planet's freshwater is locked away in polar ice caps and glaciers. These vast, frozen reservoirs are not merely static features on a map, but dynamic, essential components of Earth's climate system, leading many to ask: are ice caps healthy?