Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms . ... IN MARCH 1875, readers of The American Naturalist were treated to a discourse on the curious phenomenon of red snow.

Bloom of red algae on Weart Glacier in British Columbia. The red snow causes glaciers to melt faster than usual. Engstrom and Quarmby. Sci. Adv.

However, the red bloom isn't triggered only by access to nutrients and melting snow waters, it's also connected to temperature increases. The red pigment acts as a sunscreen of sorts for the ...

Pink, red, purple, and green algae blooms are growing on glaciers all over the planet.; Scientists who study snow and ice algae fear the blooms are a symptom of climate change.; Algae blooms can ...

Scott Hotaling, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences in the Quinney College of Natural Resources, is exploring how the watermelon-tinted blooms of snow algae impact ...

The algae bloom inside the ice formations. The green algae can survive frigid temperatures by secreting a red pigment that allows them to survive, according to a report published on Tuesday by The ...

Pink snow is a red flag for the West’s water. ... (elevation 10,947 feet/3,368 meters) on Highway 212. Top left shows a typical pink snow algae bloom on a patch of snow, ...

Have you seen photos floating around on social media showing red or pink snow in our Utah ... There's more available habitat for these snow algae blooms to occur," said Hotaling when asked ...

You've heard of white snow, maybe even gray snow, but what about pink snow? High up in the mountains across the U.S., rapid growth of algae, or algal blooms, are turning melting snow pink.

Though you might not suspect it from the snow’s colors, it is the result of green algae bloom that thrives in cold, snowy environments, according to Scott Hotaling, an assistant professor at ...

Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the massive growth of algae that is tied to multiple organisms — are driven by wind and water currents, nutrients that run into the water, ...

Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the massive growth of algae that is tied to multiple organisms — are driven by wind and water currents, nutrients that run into the water, ...