Chinese sea surface is attacked by blue algae

The beaches in Shandong Province, China in the Yellow Sea are turning green due to the rapid growth of seaweed.

Green algae covered the Chinese sea surface

A man carried a buoy on a thick algae-covered coast in Qingdao on July 6.(Photo: Reuters)

The two babies played on the beach in a sealed environment on the last day of June 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
The phenomenon of water-covered algae is believed to be a consequence of climate change combined with industrial pollution in China.Warming seawater temperatures plus phosphorus and nitrate in fertilizers and industrial waste, become ideal conditions for algae to proliferate and spread rapidly.

The situation of Chinese sea-encroaching algae has occurred for many years. In 2013, it was estimated that marine algae spread over an area of ​​nearly 19,500 km2, approximately the size of Wales and England. Volunteers and sanitation workers collected about 20,000 tons of algae stinking.
In the picture, the green seaweed flakes spread out in Thanh Dao recorded on July 4, 2013.(Photo: AFP)

A man buried himself in a thick layer of algae when playing with friends in the Qingdao Sea on July 3, 2013.Seaweed is said to be not harmful to humans.However, in large quantities it can be dangerous to decompose and produce toxic hydrogen sulphide gas.The thick algae layer also absorbs oxygen in the water, causing the animals to breathe.(Photo: AFP)

Earlier, algae attacked led the Chinese government to mobilize the military forces to clean up the waters of Qingdao, where boat racing was organized in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Photo: Reuters)

More than 11,000 people including volunteers and soldiers came out to clean the coast.The picture shows the cleaning of the beach of Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers near the Boat Racing Center in Qingdao on July 5, 2008.(Photo: AFP)

IBTimes said that one of the strange fashion initiatives due to the implications of invasive algae is Facekini, the head-covering mask that is cut 3 holes in the eyes and mouth.(Photo: Rex Features)