Who wants to go swim in Green Algae?

RedRedemption · Jul 26, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/green-algae-yellow-sea-194125276.html

Come on in, the water's . . . green. In Qingdoo, Shandong Province of China, the coastal waters are covered with algae called enteromopha prolifera. The algae is not poisonous and doesn't affect water quality, but there are concerns about how it may affect local sealife and whether it might spur a drop in tourism. Not everyone, it seems, wants to look like the Incredible Hulk while swimming.
So, what exactly is going on here? According to CNN, researchers aren't entirely sure what's behind the green invasion. One expert told the network that it's possible that the lush green algae plume may have something to do with "the change in the environment," but is mum when it comes to specifics.
Regardless, the bright green goop has inspired a slew of amazing photographs. In some photos, the algae, which now covers 200 square miles of the Yellow Sea, looks so thick that it resembles a fairway on a golf course. You can check out a collection of photos below.
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Looks like fun.

sw847 · Jul 26, 2011

lol I am actually in Qingdao right now. It is pretty bad in certain parts of the beach. but they cleared out some key tourist areas last week I think. Back in 2008 is worse. I heard from the locals that this happens every year in Qingdao. Something to do with the tides or some stuff along that kind of lines that pushes the algae towards the qingdao beaches. Its not that bad now. This started to happen like 3 weeks ago and they brought in soldiers to clear the **** out.

sw847 · Jul 26, 2011

oh yeah...considering its Yahoo 'news', the least they could do is spell the city name correctly

SwoLy-D · Jul 26, 2011

sw847 said: ↑

oh yeah...considering its Yahoo 'news', the least they could do is spell the city name correctly
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Sometimes in different languages it's spelled differently. Maybe the pronunciation is right, but the spelling is different.

I remember that, when I was little, I learned to spell Beijing as "Pekín" in Spanish.

The Captain · Jul 26, 2011

They need this guy:

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