Still Waters Posted July 6, 2020 #1 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. There is debate about where the algae come from, but Biagio Di Mauro of Italy's National Research Council said the pink snow observed on parts of the Presena glacier is likely caused by the same plant found in Greenland. "The alga is not dangerous, it is a natural phenomenon that occurs during the spring and summer periods in the middle latitudes but also at the Poles," said Di Mauro, who had previously studied the algae at the Morteratsch glacier in Switzerland. The plant, known as Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, is present in Greenland's so-called Dark Zone, where the ice is also melting. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-pink-ice-italy-alps-algae.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 6, 2020 #2 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Maybe smoke from the fires in Siberia? ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky Bugger Posted July 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Sounds like common bacteria.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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