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A pond in Hawaii has unexpectedly turned bubble-gum pink

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Click to learn why this is happening.

No, I don't think I shall.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Short answer? Climate change

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

gender reveal

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I don't know much about Hawaii. I actually it to come from volcanic activity, but drought and subsequentially missing water inflow turned the ponds salinity to 70 ppt and halobacteria turned it pink.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago