During cold climatic periods the glaciers stop melting and new snow at the top of mountainous areas builds up over a number of years to add to the upper parts of the glaciers. The ice in the glaciers moves downhill, (because of gravity), and it expands down the valley.
When the climate becomes warmer the ice and snow melts during successive summers so the glacier is deprived of new snow and retreats.

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