BARNAUL, August 8 A glacier turned pink in the Altai Republic due to a massive algae bloom, the press service of Tomsk State University reports.
«Scientists from Tomsk State University, who are studying the Aktru glacier group in the Altai Mountains, during a recent expedition discovered a rare phenomenon on the Vodopadny glacier — a mass bloom of algae. Because of this, the ice turns pink and red,» the report says. message.
Scientists note that they have not seen such a massive accumulation of red algae on glaciers for more than 10 years. Experts fear that this phenomenon could speed up the melting process.