What is ‘watermelon snow’ or ‘glacier blood’ that is appearing in Alps & what causes it?

#PureScience #WatermelonSnow #GlacierBlood
Researchers have been studying the phenomenon of watermelon snow or blood snow that is appearing in many parts of high-altitude alpine habitats around the world. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains how the snow acquires these tinges of colour and why scientists think they are accelerated by and, in turn, can accelerate climate change.
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Supplementary reading:
Procházková et al., 2019. Sanguina nivaloides and Sanguina aurantia gen. et spp. nov. (Chlorophyta): the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and ecology of two newly recognised algae causing red and orange snow. www.ncbi.nlm.n...
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Stewart et al., 2021. Altitudinal Zonation of Green Algae Biodiversity in the French Alps www.frontiersi...
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History of Animals, Book V by Aristotle penelope.uchica...
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[@kukzzktara4925]

The way She express is so awesome

[@santanumukherjee9865]

Well explained. A Great piece of Information 👍👍

[@manishmassey9468]

Sandhya Ramesh deserves a full KZbin channel not a 10 minutes occasional programme.

[@sydjaguar]

Better than anything at school. This is ……. Pure science!

[@steveec9704]

No such thing as watermelon snow or glacier blood lol This is iron oxide, it's when the earth passes through the winged planet's perigee Jesus gave His blood on the cross for all humanity

[@sandygrains]

I did call it port wine.

[@mujamalik]

hats-off to the team for the in-depth research it carried out and presented us in such a great way...waiting for more of this kind of content. thankyou

[@subashpanda9909]

Sandhya is one of the most underrated journalists in India right now. Only the politically vocal and active tweeter journalists enjoying limelight .

[@nscb2599]

This is very serious. I hope world leader get together and take actions immediately in approval of the world's most elite scientists.

[@knowlegally2854]

My favourite anchor

[@arpanaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Botanists Assemble !

[@sandygrains]

Here for it! *nervous*

[@aniruddhapurohit8014]

Superb..as always ..👌👌👌

[@dataniti9114]

Love your show 😊👍

[@iki740]

Oh wow, so it's a positive loop

[@shobhitsaxena491]

Very well explained 👍..... Actually I just revised algal bloom & albedo effect topic for Environment (UPSC).... Overall gr8 content...Ty🙏

[@prashantg1500]

Baby doll~Sandhya Ramesh 👩

[@karansaxena1244]

Great

[@satenderchaudhary7764]

Love listening her

[@AuNTIeGreen]

It's either nanoparticles or Mandela Effect...

[@christy4574]

Yeti are bleeding😅😢😏

[@washiahmedwashiahmed3109]

Nature influences. Signs of anger or pleasure. Snowy Redness shows Heavens is in great anger. Since 1914 to 2021 silent earth had a bloody bath. For What? To whom do the accountability to? Yet awaiting answer. Reason for this natural outburst.

[@sandygrains]

Reason has been explained in the video, sir.