What mystery makes the Antarctic ice sheet green?

Antarctic ice sheets suddenly appear strange blue. Is this a bad thing?

Recently, the photo recorded a strange phenomenon appearing on the ice sheets in Antarctica that surprised many people. Specifically, blue ice sheets suddenly appear mysterious on the Ross Sea.

It is known that these strange ice sheets are recorded by Operational Land Manager (OLI) , a flying device on the Landsat 8 satellite of the United States.

Blue ice sheets suddenly appear mysterious on the Ross Sea.

Dr. Jan Lieser of the South Australian Center for Climate and Climate Cooperation in South Australia said this is a completely natural phenomenon.

This green ice is essentially phytoplankton floating at the surface of the water - called Phytoplankton .

Phytoplankton or microalgae - are microscopic marine plants floating in the upper part of the ocean, where sunlight can shine into the water.

This green ice is essentially phytoplankton floating at the surface of the water.

These phytoplanktons are similar to land plants, contain chlorophyll and need survival and development.

Phytoplankton thrives in the waters around Antarctica in the spring, summer in the southern hemisphere, when the ice edge melts and the amount of sunlight is more abundant.

Experts also say that Phytoplankton can grow in the fall if it is in the right conditions.

According to Dr. Lieser, Phytoplanton is very important for the ecology of the Antarctic sea because it is a food source of zooplankton, fish, whales and other marine species.

Besides, along with global warming , the development of these organisms will lead to the absorption of CO ₂ into the ocean and store them for a long time.

Phytoplankton has grown strongly to help ease the tension on climate change today.

A previous study found that, at the peak of the microalgae phytoplankton, this organism was responsible for 20% of the CO2 absorbed in the Antarctic Sea - equivalent to 10% of the CO2 absorbed. Sea-going worldwide, with reserves of millions of tons.

This means that, phytoplankton grows strongly to help ease the tension on the current climate change issue.

Now Dr. Lieser and his colleagues continue to study this microalgae and hope they will create a breakthrough point in protecting the Earth.