Australia beaches reopen after red algal bloom [1]
Phys.org - 11/30/12
A swimmer heads towards a red algae bloom at Sydney's Clovelly Beach on November 27, 2012. Beaches around southeastern Australia's coastline reopened on November 30 after the bloom that glowed a phosphorescent blue at night forced them to close to the public.
Beaches around southeastern Australia's coastline reopened after a red algal bloom that glowed a phosphorescent blue at night forced them to close to the public.
The algae, noctiluca scintillans, forced swimmers and surfers out of the water at Sydney's Bondi and a number of neighbouring beaches earlier this week, and it spread along the fringes of two states.
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