Scott Hotaling, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences in the Quinney College of Natural Resources, is exploring how the watermelon-tinted blooms of snow algae impact mountain ...

The presence of large quantities of red pigmented snow algae blooming on icy surfaces leads to a darkening the surface. This darkening effect reduces albedo and this results in a higher uptake of heat ...

Algae, usually a red color, often bloom on snow in the summer months in the Pacific Northwest. They cause the albedo, or reflectivity, of the snow to decrease by about 20%. That energy is absorbed ...

A team of researchers was busy scanning the snow fields of Clements Mountain in Montana's Glacier National Park to find snow algae. Then they saw a slight blush on the mushy snow ahead from about 100 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Snow is turning red across Alaska and much of Canada's Rocky Mountains, ...

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jim Elser scanned the snowfields clinging to the lower slopes of Clements Mountain in Montana’s ...

Scientists are investigating how blood splatter-like spots in snow could be connected to climate change. The reddish dots are made up of tiny algae that grow on snowy mountain ranges. The algae is ...

We’ve all seen snow turn from white to gray and black, maybe a ruddy brown color when it has been sitting next to a busy road or sidewalk. We’ve seen snow take different shapes and appearances ...