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Colored Snow Photo Gallery

Pictures of Colored Snow

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Have you ever wondered what colored snow looks like? Colored snow commonly occurs in green, red, orange and yellow. It usually results from the growth of algae in the snow or from the presence of air pollutants. Here's a photo gallery of colored snow images.

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This is green Antarctic snow. The snow is green due to the presence of Chlamydomonas algae.Green Snow The snow is red due to the presence of Chlamydomonas algae.Red SnowThis is a photograph of watermelon snow.Watermelon SnowThis is a photo of krill scraping algae off of the undersurface of green pack ice in Antarctica.Ice Algae
This is a patch of green snow, colored from the presence of Chlamydomonas algae.Green Chlamydomonas SnowThis photograph shows streaks of red in the watermelon snow.Watermelon Snow StreaksThis is a photo of red snow. The red color is caused by algae living in the snow.Red Snow
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