Mysterious Pacific glow explained

Plus: New tech shoots laser beams at trees from ISS - yes, really Aug 02, 2022 [Blueprint]( The Pacific got a glow-up last week and [the internet went wild](. From alien invasions and portals to other dimensions, to nuclear suspicions and unusual marine activity, explanations for the red glow came in thick and fast (and most of them were ridiculous). Now, an expert has come up with [his own (infinitely more sensible) suggestion]( for the unusual hue. The exact answer remains cloaked in a veil of scarlet mystery, as the pilot who saw and photographed the original event is seemingly the only one that witnessed it. So, the truth is out there. But before you make your mind up about the glow, check out this [slightly unnerving parody video]( which shows robots with live ammo, who’ve been trained not to shoot humans. Live ammo though... dicey. Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. 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They ranged from aliens and their spaceships to sea monsters and nuclear warfare, with every imaginable possibility in-between. Now, CNN has asked Neil Jacobs, a weather modeling expert, for his take on the whole thing. And his theory is… fishing boats. He said the boats use red lights to attract saury fish, (more commonly known as mackerel). The fish get attracted to the frequency of light, and it helps increase the catch. → But, as he didn’t actually see it himself, this is no more credible than the space ships or the sea monsters — although it’s certainly more likely. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [A breakthrough technology shoots laser beams at trees from ISS.]( The United Nations is building new digital tools to help fight deforestation and climate change. One of these, GEDI (say it like Jedi), [shoots laser beams at trees from ISS]( to map forests in 3D, including their height, density and content. 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