141130 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.omanobserver.om/algae-blooms-to-make-glaciers-melt-faster-than-thought-scientists/Glaciers will melt faster than current models on climate change account for as algae blooms colonise them and reduce their ability to reflect the sun’s heat, scientists studying glaciers said. “Glacial darkening” is where deep purple, bulbous algae sprout on a layer of naturally occurring dust mixed with soot from air pollution and forest fires.Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:13:00 +0100omanobserver-om-ea53582452c94071fb949d9b7b79970520191104051300https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-climate-change-mountainsummit/algae-blooms-to-make-glaciers-melt-faster-than-thought-scientists-idUKKBN1XA1WO“Glacial darkening” is where deep purple, bulbous algae sprout on a layer of naturally occurring dust mixed with soot from air pollution and forest fires. Their presence has been confirmed for decades but as temperatures rise, more algae are thriving on the ice surface, staining glaciers the world over.Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:16:00 +0100reuters-uk-4c527a9c3e734e3b356595f9d7a8e8dc20191101041600https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/algae-blooms-to-make-glaciers-melt-faster-than-thought-12052588GENEVA: Glaciers will melt faster than current models on climate change account for as algae blooms colonise them and reduce their ability to reflect the sun's heat, scientists studying glaciers said. "Glacial darkening" is where deep purple, bulbous algae sprout on a layer of naturally occurring....Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:32:00 +0100channelnewsasia-1881334d65a7f7267662b154b0cc319220191031183200https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/10/31/610047/Algae-Glaciers-Climate-ChangeGlaciers will melt faster than current models on climate change account for as algae blooms colonize them and reduce their ability to reflect the sun's heat, scientists studying glaciers say. "Glacial darkening" is where deep purple, bulbous algae sprout on a layer of naturally occurring dust mixed with soot from air pollution and forest fires.Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:22:00 +0100presstv-450e937d07b857ebb48e9252735f53fc20191031172200