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Qingdao, China, 20 July 2015. Like Boracay Bay in the Philippines, this Chinese beach also regularly suffers from algal bloom.
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Boracay bay in the Philippines is reportedly turning green, due to untreated 'waste water'.
An environmental study identified the problem in 2015, a waste pipe releasing untreated water near the shore.
According to GMA news, locals have claimed the algae is an annual phenomenon.
Algae is a problem on east Asia's coastlines, regularly affecting China.
Yet scientists believe it is a tell tale sign of pollution.
Photos taken on Sunday reveal the extent of the problem.
The waste is causing a sludgy algae to develop on the surface of the water.
Previously the island's waters were much less green.
Clearer waters at Boracay Bay in October 2006.
HT GMA News
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