Satellite Captures Giant UNDERWATER 93-mile-wide Storm

[Crostorm]

A Nasa satellite has provided jaw-dropping pictures of a huge 'storm' brewing under the sea.
The swirling mass of water - which measures a whopping 93 miles wide - has been spotted off the coast of South Africa by the Terra satellite on December 26.
But there's no need to alert international shipping, or worry about the poor fish that might find themselves in an endless washing cycle - the body of water poses no threat.
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[StormingB81]

Is it a whirlpool?

[Extratropical94]

If it poses no threat and therefore must be completely below the surface, how can they shoot a pic of it with a satellite?

[RL3AO]

I'm assuming you're seeing the sand or mud thats being upwelled close enough to the surface to see it.

[mrbagyo]

I guess that's Bioluminescence... some water critters and bacteria are capable of producing light