Top 5 Strange Phenomenon's In The Ocean

What do you think when you have been asked "what do you know about ocean?"

The possible answers would be "marine life, beautiful waves, beaches or ship wrecks, blah, blah..."

But do you ever thought that there are many strange phenomenon's happen in the ocean due to currents and weather. Here are the top 5 weird phenomenon

1. Fog Tsunami

At a first sight, these appears to be giant tsunami headed towards us. But this is a strange phenomenon caused during the late spring or early summer. When the warm water condensates with the cool ocean water causing a massive amount of fog.

fog tsunami, strange ocean phenomenon

2. Waterspout

A waterspout is a spinning column of air and mist that develops on lakes, rivers and sea. They fall into 2 categories: fine weather and tornadic. Fine weather spouts are formed on the surface of the water and works its way upward. While tornadic thunderstorms are more dangerous which are formed on the water and accompanied with high tides, large hail and severe lightning.

waterspout, unique ocean phenomenon

3. Maelstrom

A maelstrom is a body of rotating water caused due to opposing currents. It can be dangerous due to the powerful currents that occur below the surface, and can drag surrounding objects into its vortex.

maelstrom, strange ocean phenomenon

4. Milky Sea Phenomenon

Milky Sea refers to the unique milky glow of the waters of the Indian Ocean. This ocean phenomenon occurs on account of bioluminescent bacterial action and in turn, causes the water to turn blue, which appears to the naked eye as being milky white in color in the darkness.

milky sea phenomenon, ocean phenomenon

5. Brinicle

A brinicle is a downward-growing hollow tube formed in the frigid oceanic waters around the poles. Concentrated salt water escapes from within the frozen ice formed above the ocean’s surface and seeps into the depths of the water. However, once the concentrated salt goes under the surface of the water, on account of natural processes it freezes and gets formed into brinicles.

Brinicle, ocean phenomenon

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