There’s been a ton of incredible surf videos from Southen California showcasing a naturally occurring phenomena that makes the ocean glow blue but do you know the evolutionary reasons for it? The LA Times reached out to Michael I. Latz, PH. D. of Scripps Institution of Oceanography to explain what exactly is happening and how rare of an occurrence it is. Smarter by the day. Happy Friday.

Here’s a few shred videos of the bloom:

 

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