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The Italian Alps Are Turning Pink Due To Algae That Increases Melting Ice

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Snow in the Italian Alps is turning pink due to algae that absorb sunlight and increase the risk of ice melting. A group of Italian scientists analyzed the mysterious phenomenon of pink color on glacial ice in the Alps, probably caused by algae that would accelerate the effect of climate change. The origin of the algae is controversial, but the pink […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 9, 2020
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Houses Turned to Ice on the Great Lakes

Imagine, the world as you know it is suddenly covered in ice. This is what happened to residents on Lake Ontario, NY when they found their home to be encased in several inches of ice. Several other beach houses suffered a similar fate. Yet this specific house gained national attention for its amount of ice. The ice effect is a phenomenon […]

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Adrian Dolatschko | March 7, 2019
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Very Rare and Naturally Occurring ‘Snow Rollers’ Spotted in Field in England

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A rare natural phenomenon which makes it look like wheels of snow have been rolled on their own has been captured in photos, reports the BBC. The six rare “snow rollers” were spotted by Brian Bayliss in Wiltshire, England. He said he spotted them in a field he owns and at first thought they had been manmade but there were […]

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