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Thursday, 30 May 2024

Giant green spiral was spotted from space in the Baltic Sea

 Satellites took an incredible photo of a strange spiral discovered in the Baltic Sea. It later became clear that the whirlpool captured from space is actually a spiral of cyanobacterial blooms.

The rotating mass of microbes created a huge “dead zone” in the Baltic Sea, which deprived the place of oxygen, reports Live Science.

It is known that the spiral occurred in the Baltic Sea as a result of a massive algae bloom in 2018. Although the spiral looks stunning from space, scientists warn that it is incredibly dangerous as it essentially creates a huge toxic “dead zone.”

Data from NASA’s Earth Observatory indicate that the spiral is about 25 kilometers in diameter and originated in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea located between Finland, Estonia and Russia....<<<Read More>>>...