Mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps

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  • Mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps in Italy due to Algae
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  • The plant is known as Ancylonema nordenskioeldii
  • It is basically present in Greenland's so-called Dark Zone, where ice is melting
  • Normally ice reflects more than 80% of the sun's radiation back.
  • As algae darken the ice, it absorbs the heat and melting of ice happen quickly
  • As ice melts, water and air helps to grow more algae and cycle is crated
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 7th Jul 2020
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