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Researchers say a form of algae in snow turns red, making it easier to melt. Scientists worry “snow blood” is spreading and worsening climate change.

Standing on a snowy mountainside about 2,500 metres above sea level, Eric Marechal holds up a crimson test-tube. Inside is an algae sample known as 'snow blood,' a phenomenon that accelerates Alpine thaw and that scientists worry is spreading

By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse

Standing on a snowy mountainside about 2,500 metres above sea level, Eric Marechal holds up a crimson test-tube.

Scientists race to understand the phenomenon of accelerated snowmelt that is affecting the Alps disproportionately

Researchers probe species that drive alpine algal blooms to better understand effects