In different corners of the world, you’ll find lakes that shimmer in shades of cotton candy pink, bubblegum, or even deep ...
Its pink hue is a result of a type of algae, called cyanobacteria, of which the lake is brimming. The algae is drawn to the lake's mineral-rich water - minerals which host their own, unique ...
This pink color comes from millions of halobacterium that live in the lake and transmit the pigments in their cells through the water. Since the Great Salt Lake has no outlet, salt brought into ...
This is because they contain red algae which give the water the unusual colour. When it rains, fresh nutrients get washed into the lake and trigger the growth of the more algae, making the pink ...
to catch a glimpse of the lake's spectacular pink colour. But, for now at least, the "bubble-gum" hue has disappeared. The famous water is still discoloured after a massive offshore rainfall event ...