The scientists point out that the change in water colour is not a permanent phenomenon. What caused the lake to turn pink?
Why Lonar Lake turned Pink? The plumage of flamingos that regularly flock to the lake also turned pink as they feed on carotenoid-rich food.The state forest department had informed the Bombay High Court that water samples from the lake were sent to the Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and Agharkar Research Institute in Pune for testing and further investigation.According to experts, the lake's water turned pink due to the presence of Haloarchaea microbes in brackish water. What’s the reason behind colour change? Why Lonar Lake turned pink? It is the world’s largest basaltic impact crater. (TOI Mumbai/BCCL) Lonar Lake is the world's third-largest crater formed by a meteorite hit in less than a million years ago. That was the question on people's minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days.
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Experts believe … It was due to a salt-loving bacteria (red-coloured archaeal strains classified as halophilic archaea or haloarchaea).
Many people come to the lake to watch the beautiful sunset. Lonar crater lake turns pink in India. The scientists further explain that the microbes, which thrive in salty water, produce a pink pigment that changes the colour of the water to pink.
No coloration on June 5, 2020.