Venice was feeling a little green this weekend.
The water in sections of the famous Grand Canal in the Italian city turned fluorescent green — and at first, no one knew why.
Residents near the Rialto Bridge were the ones to first spot the bizarre change on Sunday, which started as a blob and gradually grew throughout the day.
“This morning a patch of phosphorescent green liquid appeared in the Grande Canal of Venice, reported by some residents near the Rialto Bridge. The prefect has convened an urgent meeting with the police force to investigate the origin of the liquid,” Veneto regional president Luca Zaia wrote in a translated tweet.
After environmental authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the bright green hue, it was discovered that it was due to fluorescein — a chemical commonly used to identify leaks in underwater construction.
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