Pond in Hawaii turns bubble-gum pink, leaves scientists baffled

In a bizarre phenomenon, a pond in Hawaii has turned bubble-gum pink. As per scientists, the possible reason behind the pond turning pung could be the drought. Scientists even warned that people should not enter this water or drink it.

In the lab tests, it was found that an organism called halobacteria might be the reason behind water turning pink. Staff at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on Maui have been monitoring this pink phenomenon since October 30.

For those unaware, Halobacteria, categorized as archaea or single-celled organisms, flourish in environments characterized by elevated salt concentrations, such as bodies of water. The salinity within the Kealia Pond outlet area presently exceeds 70 parts per thousand, a level twice as saline as seawater.

Authorities are being extra careful and telling people not to go into the water or eat fish from there because they haven't figured out where the strange colour in the water is coming from.

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