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Bio-luminescent Waves Light Up Southern California Beaches At Night

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Twilight Zone (Clarissa Cervantes)

Glowing blue waves are creating a spectacular scene on Los Angeles beaches, the bio-luminescence a.k.a “red tide” is a large concentration of microorganisms in the water. Although "red tide" can sometimes have harmful impacts on fish, marine mammals and birds the unique phenomenon has gotten curious residents to visit beaches at night to get an once in a lifetime glimpse.

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