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Researchers dig into how pink snow affects snowpack

 Snow algae core sample in Mt Rainier National Park.
Jim Elser
Snow algae core sample in Mt Rainier National Park.

Researchers are traversing Western mountains to better understand snow algae – and whether its blooms are hastening the melting of mountain snowpack.

Researchers are traversing Western mountains to better understand snow algae – and whether its blooms are hastening the melting of mountain snowpack.

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