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Natural phenomenon: Glowing blue waters

Glowing blue water washes up on a beach in Vaadhoo, one of the Raa Atoll islands in the Maldives. The result of a chemical reaction called bioluminescence, it occurs when a micro-organism in sea water is disturbed by oxygen.

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Photo credit:  Doug Perrine / Barcroft Media
Photo source:  Daily Mail

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