In California, the phenomenon of light


This week, the bioluminescent phenomenon makes the California ocean glow overnight. Two amateur people took magnificent pictures.

Amateur photographer Hao Jiang and his brother Peter Jiang took amazing photos of the Pacific Ocean. The water is radiant from beneath the surface reminding of the shadow of the pool. However, it is a truly natural phenomenon: glow. Is a beam of light by living things About worms, which are called glowworms. But also jellyfish and microorganisms such as plankton On the beaches in California such as Santa Cruz, this observation is particularly impressive.

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During the day, the water appears slightly brown or red from the number of living organisms available, according to the Los Angeles Times. But at night, plankton uses fluorescence as a defense mechanism in the face of adversity. From the beach, this phenomenon is especially visible through the waves, flying turquoise, according to marine photographer Michael I. Latz, this phenomenon has been observed since 1900, about twenty times a year. However, it is impossible to know when and how long this natural phenomenon occurred.

Unlike the rest of the world, the southern California creatures photographed are not as dangerous as the world. The nickname 'Red Tides' can also come from the Maldives on the Honey Island at Mosquito Bay in Puerto Rico on Navarre Beach. In Florida or in Toyama Bay in Japan the unseen blue sea of ​​the Milky Way recalls this photo taken on August 25th.

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