Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» "Pink Ice in the Alps due to global warming algae." Sounds very pretty to me HOWEVER we are told it could have DIRE consequences. Such as?
Pink ice is caused by algae. The algae itself is not dangerous. However, "normally ice reflects more than 80% of the sun’s radiation back into the atmosphere, but as algae appear, they darken the ice so that it absorbs the heat and melts more quickly.
More algae appear as the ice melts more rapidly, giving them vital water and air and adding red hues to the white ice at the Passo Gavia, altitude 2,618 metres (8,590 feet)."
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