A melting planet. How much does Antarctic affect?
by Alessandra Sciarra, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italia
This lake located in the Taylor Valleys of Antarctica is ice-covered for most of the year. Its frozen surface is a few meters deep, and even the smallest percentage of light that penetrates through the ice is enough to promote the algae life in the lake, favoring unique microbial ecosystems.
Taken on 22
December
2019
Submitted on 11 Mar 2021
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