Researchers discovered that phosphorus containing minerals may be driving the rapid growth of algae or algal blooms on the Greenland ice sheet. The sheet's western margin has developed massive areas of algal blooms known as the Dark Zone. As algal blooms grow they darken the ice surface, decreasing the ability to reflect sunlight, causing more melting and faster rising sea levels...

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