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    • Paolo Saracino
      Paolo Saracino | Premium last edited by Korina

      Over the last few days, we have received some reports, coming from the southern Adriatic coast, where the sea developed a stunning and marvelous coloration.

      photo: Meteopugliainfoto

      The cause is a algae, called Noctiluca Scintillas. In practice, it is able to generate bioluminescence when its cells are subjected to an external mechanical stimulus. The mechanism is based on the action of the enzyme luciferase, that catalyzes the redox reaction, which brings a light emission.

      It is usually brown during the day and fluorescent at night, as we can see trough the pictures below:

      photo: by Meteopugliainfoto

      photo: Meteopugliainfoto

      photo: Meteopugliainfoto

      photo: Meteopugliainfoto

      Paolo Saracino

      From Lecce, Italy.

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      • mmmmmichael
        mmmmmichael Weather Journalists last edited by

        @Paolo-Saracino Wow! That is stunning! Great post!

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        • mmmmmichael
          mmmmmichael Weather Journalists last edited by

          https://community.windy.com/topic/11817/go-look-at-this-article?_=1586898683408

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