The Dhaka Times Desk Finally, scientists have been searching for a long time about how a waterfall can form in the freezing cold of Antarctica. This time, the mystery of Antarctica's purple waterfall is revealed!
Not only that, research was also going on for a long time about the reason for the red color of the water of the falls. Some say that the red color of the water is due to red algae, while others say that oxidized iron is mainly responsible for this! In 1911, the Australian geologist Griffith Taylor discovered this five-story high 'Blood Falls' waterfall in the Mac Murdo Dry Valley of Antarctica. Scientists have finally revealed the secret of this strange waterfall in Antarctica.
Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Alaska and Colorado College began researching the source of blood falls. Scientists claim that the main source of this waterfall is a salt water lake. Which has been buried under the Taylor Glacier for 50 million years. To support their statement, scientists have taken the help of radio-echo sounding technology. With this technology, electrical waves are sent under the glacier. By analyzing the signal received from there, scientists prove that this huge lake exists in liquid state under the glacier.
But this raises the question of how the water in the lake under the glacier is in a liquid state? According to glaciologist Erin Petit, water releases heat before it freezes into ice. That heat prevents salt water from freezing. That's why water remains liquid even at that temperature.
The iron-rich lake water turns red when exposed to oxygen, scientists said. That's why Taylor Glacier has purple spots.
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