Alps

‘Snow blood’ within the Alps worries scientists

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00:47 Scientists are inspecting the phenomenon of ‘snow blood’ within the French Alps, which accelerates Alpine thaw and seems to be on the rise. “These algae are inexperienced however when it is within the snow it accumulates just a little pigment like sunscreen to guard itself,” stated Eric Marechal, analysis director at Grenoble’s Scientific Analysis … Read more

Watch | ‘Snow blood’: Why local weather change could also be turning the Alps crimson

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Have you ever ever seen crimson snow that appears prefer it’s bleeding from the crystals? Then you’ll have seen “snow blood” algae, a phenomenon that has induced scientists to be involved that it’s spreading and quickens the Alpine thaw. Massive areas of snow are surprisingly turning scarlet within the Alps, a phenomenon often known as … Read more