Sea water glitters with neon blue in NE China

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Sea water glitters with neon blue in NE China

A rare scene of sea water turning into neon blue color was caught on the seashore near northeast China’s Dalian City on Saturday night.

This is a natural phenomenon caused by a chemical reaction called bioluminescence.

It is typically seen in calm waters, when billions of micro-organisms emit light when they are disturbed by waves or currents in the wake of ships that stir up oxygen.

Experts say the illuminating mechanism of micro-organisms is activated to scare off predators.

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