The lake generally becomes saltier as summer heat and dryness take hold, which is when the microorganisms show their colours.
While experts have not determined exactly what tiny creatures have turned the lake red this year, they believe there are probably two groups of organisms involved: a family of algae called Dunaliella and an archaic family of bacteria known as Halobacteriaceae.
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