Algae living on the surface of Greenland’s ice sheet are making it melt faster, researchers find.

By Yereth Rosen, Arctic Now January 2, 2018
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Algae growing on the Greenland Ice Sheet significantly darkens the surface and is a more powerful warming agent than either black carbon or dust, a new study finds.

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