Scientists probe hyperlink between ‘snow blood’ and local weather change
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) – Standing on a snowy mountainside about 2,500 metres above sea stage, Eric Marechal holds up a crimson test-tube. Inside is an algae pattern often called “snow blood,” a phenomenon that accelerates Alpine thaw and that scientists fear is spreading. “These algae are inexperienced. However when … Read more