Why is the Antarctica ice suddenly so red?

Antarctica, also known as the ice continent. And the snow is white - everybody knows it. However, questions have arisen around some pictures published on social media. As shown in the picture, the red snow. It will look like blood is covered in ice.

'Antarctica Continental Red Ice Photography. The icy continent's water continues to warm. This scarlet snow is undoubtedly an ominous sign of climate change '- Mike Hoodema shared the rare photo on Twitter.

Not only Mike Hoodemai, Ukraine's Ministry of Education and Science shared several similar pictures on Facebook.

For the past several weeks, such ice has been seen along the former British Research Station on Galindez Island in Antarctica.

Indian media reports India Today that this type of red color appears on the ice because of a type of intact shoal called "Chlamydomonas nivalis".

 

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It has been reported that this shayla can survive even in severe cold. This shoal is found mainly in the polar and mountainous regions. This scavenger chloroplast contains 'carotenoid'. And this is the color of red. That's right for 'carotenoid' the color of pumpkin or carrot is orange. Such shoals are commonly found on the continent of Antarctica during the summer.

However, this red color has a bad side. If such shoals are high, the ice cannot reflect sunlight. As a result, the ice melts quickly. Therefore, this blood-stained chawla paved the way for warming.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science said in a Facebook post, "This type of snowflake is responsible for climate change." Because of its red color, the ice may reflect less sunlight and the ice melts more. As a result, the production of such shoals increases. "

The ministry also said, 'Chlamydomonas nivalis Schoeller cells have a red carotene coating and protects cells from the sun's ultra-violet rays. And this is why the red spot falls on the ice. Due to the red color, the sun is reflecting less sunlight and melting faster. '

 

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About 5 percent of the world's fifth largest continent is covered by ice. Antarctica is one of the coldest places in the world to experience the effects of global warming. Ice levels have been melting for thousands of years. According to some photos recently published by the US Space Research Agency, NASA, Antarctica's ice sheet melted about 20 percent in just nine days.

NASA says in just over a week, the four-inch ice lining melts on top of Eagle Island.

Geologist Paul Nichols College of Massachusetts, Maury Pelotto, says: "Ponds that have been swallowed up so quickly in Antarctica have never been seen before. Thus, ice melting was seen in Alaska and Greenland, but never before in Antarctica.

According to environmental scientist Xavier Fettweiss, the heat flux has contributed the most to sea level rise this summer.

 

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Meanwhile, the highest temperature in Antarctica's history was recorded on February 6. An Argentinean research center there said that day, the northernmost tip of the Antarctic Peninsula recorded a temperature of 9.5 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in history. Earlier in the region, the temperature was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius.