Mexican Laguna was bright pink

In Mexico (state of Zacatecas), a small pond, which residents of the community of Chichimequillas called the lagoon, was painted a bright pink color.

The volume of the reservoir — about 40 thousand liters. According to experts, the color change could be caused by algae and bacteria and is associated with salinity. Scientists took water samples for analysis.

In October last year, a similar phenomenon was observed in the lagoon Manialtepec near Puerto Escondio in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Laguna was bright pink that surprised the locals — this happened immediately after heavy rains from the storm "Narda". As noted by the biologist from the Maritime University (UMAR) Alejandra Torres Arino, heavy rains led to the fact that the salinity of the water decreased, with the result that began the reproduction of microorganisms, which could cause discoloration.

In February last year, pink also became a salt lake Westgate in Australia that was also due to the algal blooms that produce beta-carotene.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»