Snow bloom refers to the rapid growth and increase in numbers of so-called snow algae on the surface and interior of snow fields. Typically occurring as the surface of the snow warms in the springtime sun, the algal growth confers various colors to the...

Snow algae describes cold-tolerant algae and cyanobacteria that grow on snow and ice during alpine and polar summers. Visible algal blooms may be called red snow or watermelon snow. These extremophilic organisms are studied to understand the glacial...