Here is a significantly higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Jianan Yu, who took this picture of Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, on June 19, 2009. According to the source of this image:
Fishermen row a boat in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, June 19, 2009. The country has invested 51 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) towards the construction of 2,712 projects for the treatment of eight rivers and lakes including Huaihe River, Haihe River, Liaohe River, Chaohu Lake, Dianchi Lake, Songhua River, the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze River and its upstream area, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Looks like an extreme case of blue green algae which is typically caused by an overabundance of fertilizers, phosphates, and nitrates from agricultural use. The blue green algae is toxic and when it gets really bad it looks like paint on the water. I've never seen it this bad though.
flyingfcuk13 on May 3rd, 2017 at 12:40 UTC »
Then why is he holding a paintbrush?
Spartan2470 on May 3rd, 2017 at 13:29 UTC »
Here is a significantly higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Jianan Yu, who took this picture of Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, on June 19, 2009. According to the source of this image:
guitarbque on May 3rd, 2017 at 14:56 UTC »
Looks like an extreme case of blue green algae which is typically caused by an overabundance of fertilizers, phosphates, and nitrates from agricultural use. The blue green algae is toxic and when it gets really bad it looks like paint on the water. I've never seen it this bad though.