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

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

    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 surface […]