Are Algae Blooms Contributing to the Melting of Greenland's Ice Sheet?

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Jul 19, 2016, 9:16 am22 pts
When we read about algae blooms , they are often associated with a lake or the ocean , not glaciers. A team of scientists, though, are looking at just that: how algae blooms affect glacier melt . The Black and Bloom project aims to understand how dark particles and microorganisms living in the melt water on the…

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Are Algae Blooms Contributing to the Melting of Greenland's Ice Sheet?

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