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Watermelon snow is threatening glaciers in the US and Canada. #SFUMBB researchers Lynne Quarmby and Casey Engstrom investigate: https://www.newsweek.com/watermelon-snow-glaciers-melting-climate-change-algae-1859154 #SFUScience #watermelonsnow #snow #glaciers #MBBSFU #molecularbiology #sfu

Watermelon Snow Is Threatening Glaciers in the US

A strange pink algae that grows on snow and ice is melting glaciers, making them more prone to soak up the heat from the sun.

Newsweek