Algae turns ice pink in Italian Alps, accelerating loss of glaciers.
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 6, 2020
Normally ice reflects about 80% of the sun's radiation back into the atmosphere, but the algae darkens the ice causing it to absorb the heat and melt more quicklyhttps://t.co/r4YoEgMqar
📸 Miguel Medina pic.twitter.com/HR5ffI17wa