Imagine walking along the coast of Taiwan and see the water that looks a bit like that.
This is exactly what is happening off the coast of Matsu Islands right now.
The phenomenon is called "blue tears" and can not be witnessed directly along the coast. It was previously speculated that the cause of the glowing water was radioactive pollution, but this theory has since been put to rest.
According to Professor Chiang Kuo-Ping, director of the Institute of marine environment and ecology at the University of National Taiwan Ocean Centre of excellence for oceans, the glowing water is caused by N octiluca scintillans . These results are the fruit of an experience of four months involving water on the island.
for those of us lack a degree in science, noctiluca scintillans is the scientific name of the spark sea, a type of algae that shines but can not photosynthesis. the sea surrounding the islands of Matsu is suspected to have plenty of nutritious salt that algae feed on.
It really is a sight to behold.
Nature is beautiful #Phosphorescence #Taiwan #BlueTears pic.twitter. com / sDERDnT7Yi
& mdash; KL Connie Wang (@BeTheBuddha) July 14, 2016
Check out this awesome time-lapse video of the "blue-tears" phenomenon .
Take a late night swim in the ocean just got cooler!
blue tears are amazing Glow beauty surrounding the island Matsu: https://t.co/immiefjUKY #BlueTears pic.twitter.com/z2fiRBYhKW
— BeautifulNow (@beautifulnowis) July 14, 2016 [
For more information on the amazing views, check this out.
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