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Why snow is turning pink at high altitudes

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:

You've heard of white snow, maybe even gray snow, but what about pink snow? High up in the mountains across the U.S., rapid growth of algae, or algal blooms, are turning melting snow pink. They further darken the surface of the snow and make it melt more quickly, and鈥

'We have to get real': Outdoor recreation's effects on climate change

Professor Steven Hollenhorst of Western Washington University's College of the Environment wants outdoors people to acknowledge their contribution to climate change and then take measures to decarbonize society.

Hollenhorst has promoted 鈥

鈥業 just wanted to crunch some data:鈥 How mentoring and team skills led to a research success story
These Scientists Are Looking for 鈥淕lacier Blood鈥

The team鈥檚 work is part of the small but growing field of snow algae research. The scientists hope to figure out what allows snow algae to thrive, and where it鈥檚 most likely to live. , a citizen science鈥

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