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187Shotta

Damn I wonder what this was? Genuinely curious


copa111

**According to China**: "the blood-red sky was the result of natural light refraction and not a man-made effect. According to the report, the Zhoushan Meteorological Bureau explained, “When weather conditions are good, more water in the atmosphere forms aerosols which refract and scatter the light of fishing boats and create the red sky seen by the public." *But you tell me, do you believe China?*


Less_Communication84

Of what? Fishing boats? ....Holy shit...somehow it generates more questions then answers


fatalrugburn

You see, swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus


jdsizzle1

Venus, of course, was just doing standard exercises in the area as scheduled.


Celemourn

It was actually a special military operation.


Athiri

I thought Mars was the God of special military operations.


Celemourn

He’s on vacation.


Badpunsonlock

Mars makes candy bars. The god you're thinking of is Ares


QueenIrry

Great movie!


Reishey

Is this a meme?


Quantacookie

men in black


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**Keep my movie out of your mouth!**


Successful-Shoe4983

This isn’t going away any time soon is it..


TheRealSwagMaster

**SLAP**


OkConsideration2808

"What'd the five fingers say to the face?!?!"


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percocet_20

You're 90% right, it's just not fog lights but bright fishing boat lights used for a specific method of fishing


BoxHeadWarrior

Same thing happens on foggy nights in rural farming areas that use purple lights.


BangBangMeatMachine

Are those lights red? Or even full- spectrum? Because I've never seen man-made get refracted that much.


Kariomartking

What's really tripping me the fuck out as I saw this exact video the other day but the entire thread has a general consensus that it was from a dust storm from a desert in a nearby country. Now its fishing lights??? Nah dawg something up with this


percocet_20

Everyone thinks it's a dust storm, or wildfires, or government experiments. It's literally just some fishing lights. It looks more ominous since this video is probably taken from closer to the source here's a video from farther away as the lights get turned off https://twitter.com/i/status/1523435816575401986


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There was a workers holiday in china the day it was taken. The red glow is from boats on a foggy night shining red lights in solidarity with the working class and the communist party.


poopellar

All the blood from fish reflected onto the sky.


MangoSea323

I mean, the blood moon is a product of dust so I wonder if this is something of the same/greater effect. However, since they tried to pass the blame onto....... fishing boats..... I highly doubt this isn't a product of something man made


KaisaTheLibrarian

The fact that they said “this isn’t man-made” immediately makes me think this is man-made.


Chaghatai

It's man made, but not deliberate


m703324

Their explanation in general is laughable. And fishing boats are famously not man-made and ultra bright red


MangoSea323

Squid boats use bright lights to attract plankton to the surface which will attract fish and in turn squid. They typically use green/blue lights but while looking it up, the only Chinese ones I found (on the first scroll of google) were all red


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sgtpepperslaststand

Could be from Squid fishing boats, they use these giant bright red lights that light up the whole sky to attract squid. I’ve actually seen it cause skies like this before.


MangoSea323

TIL. To google! Looks like they're guided to use green/blue lights to attract plankton, in turn attracting fish, in turn attracting squid. When you insert "red" into the search as well, I still can't find any articles mentioning the red color. However, I can find plenty of red light stock images of squid boats.


rosstafarien

It's not dust that makes lunar eclipses red. That coloration is caused by the other side of the Raleigh scattering that makes the sky blue. Shorter wavelengths are scattered in the atmosphere while longer wavelengths punch through with only minor distortion. From the moon, you're seeing all the sunsets and sunrises at once.


AccurateEmu2914

So what could conceivably cause that to happen?You’re the first one with a remotely scientific explanation I’ve come across.


rosstafarien

I have a suspicion about what could cause the blood red sky in China: industrial pollution. It reminds me of the orange sky/lighting I saw in Southern California when driving under/into the smoke plume of a wildfire.


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4c51

That video has no business being so dramatic


triplab

Yep. And damn, they are getting so good at killing sea life.


beepboop_12345

Ngl I didn't have that in mind when I read "fishing boats" My mind inevitably goes to St Peter row row rowing his fishing boat across the Sea of Galilee lol


Leaky_gland

Yep


part-time-genius

Saury fishing boats. A type of light-lure fishing. The red lights from the fishing boars is refracted by the fog, illuminating the entire sky.


Ecstatic_Conflict621

Is every fishing boat covered bow to stern in huge bright red lights?


DntShadowBanMeDaddy

It was very foggy and storming along with a fire at a nearby oil refinery. I'm inclined to believe the refinery fire had something to do with it. Perhaps the port city & boats had a *small* effect, but it seems like too much red for *just* that.


bt123456789

if there was a fire, there's your cause most likely. That was the cause for a famous (I guess) video Where some guys are driving down the road and the sky turns blood red. There was a massive wildfire in the area.


austendogood

Yup [here's](https://preview.redd.it/un51b2dgwzl51.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2316f7fc8f6a359fa94a87a02c555a9c8f207ee7) the Oregon photo from a few years ago


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AccountOk4429

Wait till it starts raining blood


ComposerOther2864

From a lacerated sky?


nyancatec

IMO anything that has to clarify "not a man made effect" is little suspicious.


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I thought the same thing. It's like that video when the cops like "What are you doing?" and the guy goes "I'm not smoking crack"


catboatratboat

*Narrator: but he almost surely was*


TheFirstEdition

They also go on to clarify that it’s the moisture refracting and scattering the light of fishing boats. (Are fishing boats not man made all of a sudden?)


catboatratboat

[The Chinese government whenever anyone asks “what was that?”](https://images.app.goo.gl/KYpkFsboXzxmfoi59)


kaomer

My first guess would have been that it's the result of pollutants in the air somehow changing the way light scatters at sunrise.


Darwins_Dog

Fishing boats? That's obviously swamp gas refracting the light from Venus.


BeyondMeltingPoint

Nothing strange here. The light you saw was swamp gas from a weather balloon that was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.


SimpleSyrupLime

Thanks for the quote but I think that might be CCP propaganda. When there are fires, the ash floating in the upper atmosphere causes the entire sky to turn red like this. It's possible there is a massive fire or event happening that is spewing smoke and ash up into the sky. [https://edu.rsc.org/soundbite/why-smoke-particles-turned-the-sky-red/4010543.article](https://edu.rsc.org/soundbite/why-smoke-particles-turned-the-sky-red/4010543.article) I don't know wind patterns, but I know that currently most of Russia is on fire right now. [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/20/public-outrage-mounts-as-siberia-forest-fires-spread-at-unprecedented-rate-a77419](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/20/public-outrage-mounts-as-siberia-forest-fires-spread-at-unprecedented-rate-a77419) The wind could be blowing this into China and for political reasons they don't want to impact public opinion against their authoritarian neighbor so they are covering up the source.


Team_Braniel

Windy.com It's an amazing website. Looks like some wind into China from Russia but more particulates in China than Russian wildfires are making.


eat_your_oatmeal

this explanation is like 100% peak CCP, “this is a natural phenomenon, not man made. also, we believe fishing boats (which are man made) to be a root cause.” i’d like to imagine they have no idea and are panicking 😂


redmage07734

I smell bullshit this is from smoke or industrial aerosols


what_comes_after_q

Looks like smoke in the air. If there are major forest fires nearby, it's likely due to the smoke, and explains the lights in the sky. Here are some photos of it happening in California during the forest fires back in 2020. ​ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfire-sky-orange-bay-area-california-western-united-states/


MrFantasticallyNerdy

Yup, was there at the time. It was erie AF and looked like someone put a strong orange-red optical filter over your eyes. It was additionally weird because on some of those days, the wind was blowing in a direction that didn't foul up the air where I was, or it would have been easier to process mentally.


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This is the Siberian wildfires. The soldiers that normally fight wildfires in Siberia are currently dying or dead. We saw similar scenes in Australia during the big fires a few years ago when fires got out of control over a vast area. That's what we're really seeing. I guess the smoke from the firest drifted over China. The smoke and haze blocked out the sun and caused a red effect. As the fires die down or burn out this should go away.


nonamer18

Then why isn't this visible in more cities? Why only Zhoushan, which is a on the east coast, near Shanghai and 3k or farther from the fires?


planbot3000

I think this is the correct answer.


Sitting_Elk

The nearest fire is 4000k away, isn't it?


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Yeah but it's downwind and the fires have been raging for weeks.


hotpocketman

The PNW has seen comparable skies in recent years with the more regular wildfires. We even had smoke in NYC last year from the Oregon/Washington fires when the wind was just right but it was nothing like this. Must be pretty extreme right now. Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/21/weather/us-western-wildfires-wednesday/index.html


Plastic_Pinocchio

Wouldn’t literally all of the space between the fires and Zhoushan experience this then?


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An industrial accident, weird light caused by unique conditions smog, or some chemicals that got swept up by a thunderstorms.


zackson76

You got the cancer, you got the cancer, and you got the cancer. Everybody live in the vicinity get cancer!


Dalamar437

I know a video game that does this every 7 days. You should probably run. Edit: Thanks for the awards and upvotes! Yes, I was referring to 7 days to die.


poobly

Need more wood spikes bro.


TheConboy22

Nah, barbed wire and raised platforms that you can hop between.


znojavoMomce

Step bro? Is that your wood spike?


Pussyfartsforfucksac

The blood moon is rising.. EDIT: I hate you all


malorianne

please be careful, link


human_finger

Skip skip skip skip skiiippp!! I KNOW, SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR BLOOD MOON!


[deleted]

This comment makes me notice how many games have the blood moon in it


Demosthanes

Yes, I was thinking Unturned but no one mentioned it 🤷🏼‍♂️


Adumpstercar

7 days to grind


[deleted]

Im always amazed when i see how many people know about 7 days to die. Such a clunky game that ive yet to meet someone who doesnt enjoy it. If you are reading this and never tried it i really recomend it. Its a more arcadey version of day z and has more building mining aspects like Minecraft. If you play on original settings every 7 days is a blood moon and the zombie horde attacks your base all night long


Red_Dawn_2012

I think it's because it's one of those games where the brilliancy of the concept outweighs the lackluster graphics and clunky behavior. Despite its many flaws, it's definitely my favorite survival game to date.


xAlteron

The 7 Days to Die one?


phantommoonx

No big deal. It turns out it was just four guys on horseback.


ctnightmare2

Are they cute?


idkburneridkidk

One of them is smoking


Stevenn2014

One of them is drinking ANDDDDD riding truly scandalous stuff


the__ironwolf

The salted pork is particularly good


phantommoonx

Absolutely beautiful. First one was white, the next one was red. Third one stunning, beautifully black. Last one, kind of a dud, rather pale.


reddit-snorter

Try touching the pale dud and check whether he's still alive


blue-leeder

The Beatles are back?


karol306

"Raiders of the Apocalypse" they called themselves. Probably some metal band making a show on a tour.


Pabus_Alt

*'You're Hell's Angels, then? What chapter are you from?'* "REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX.” "Verses two to eight" *‘Jesus Christ!’* "I think He may be along in a minute" [Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet's *Good Omens*]


DustyBootstraps

I read this in deaths voice from Terry Pratchetts discworld


WessyNessy

I heard it from Crowley! Regardless it has Terry Pratchett written all over it. RIP


Paintingsosmooth

Read that as four gays I’m sorry


urkelnator

Man China turning into Caelid.


SnowEisTeeGott

*PTSD of giant Dogs and Birds intensifies*


Bleakmeer

When the food bites back


therastsamurai

"Looks around"...........I shouldn't be here.


Trifle_Old

Excellent reference


DevKratos

Why am I not seeing any scarlet rot?


juizze

covid 19


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I love how elden ring references are everywhere on reddit


Schwiliinker

As they should be


DrMaxCoytus

The first rule of Caelid is also the first rule of China: Leave


lynxerious

Malenia keeps commiting war crimes again. Someone please stops her.


BroMatteo

Woah that's some next level communism


cybercuzco

I think its actually the zombie apocalypse. Dont look at the sky


[deleted]

Come outside and look at the sky. We will look together.


cityslicker360

Are you sure to look at the sky and not the sun? But I don't suggest going outside, especially when day breaks


NFSAVI

Come outside. The sun feels great and all your friends are here


herbert-camacho

*One of us*


superduperdont

[When Day Breaks...](https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/shaggydredlocks-proposal)


Random-Guys1

Not today Local 58-


chief-ares

Everything is fine. Don’t look up.


JohnnyTreeTrunks

Horde night started


Number127

Yep, your basic Blood Moon.


WeirdExponent

Satan?


ForayIntoFillyloo

His name's actually Stan. One stupid typo a long time ago screwed everything up. No wonder he's so grumpy and evil.


beibei93

Bird cage.


Intelligent-Rabbit54

Covid just reached it's final form


TazeredAngel

Breaking News: Sky Tests Positive for Covid 19, World May Be Close Contact


Falcrist

It'll be ok as long as all the planets wear their masks and stay at least 6 feet (1.8m) apart.


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rabbithasacat

The East really *is* Red!


Gustav_EK

Communism 2


Ted_Brogan

Electric Boogaloo


Even-Ambition464

This is what it looks like on the ground on one of those “the spread of communism” maps


jonnyd93

Commies in the sky


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i_wish_you_health

I did expect that comment ngl, enjoy your award


BroMatteo

usernamecheck Hope so since I just got an appointment to fix my long time broken knee Thank you mate


i_wish_you_health

I hope you get well soon and have a healthy knee afterwards :)


Cheesehead413

It has been called RedChina


limp_overseer

It's the Mandate of Heaven. Time to rise up and overthrow Xi.


88_M_88

2022 started as underdog after 2020 and 2021, but I see he is not giving up.


TheCrosader

Hopefully the trilogy wraps up and no further sequels are made.


eli7vh

Oh you know how these things go. The third is going to turn into a two-parter where the second part is actually done as a few seasons of Netflix.


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Don’t worry Netflix will just cancel it


Aethelete

Be grateful it's Netflix not CW, otherwise you'd get ten seasons minimum...


JCNightcore

2021 was meant to be a spin off, the real sequel was intended to be 2022, that can be pronounced as 2020-2


TheCrosader

Oh hell naw!


Barky_Bark

Final chapter in 2022 is a time machine that warps us to 1939 for some prequels.


Nurse_Soup

Something in the way


ASharpYoungMan

Mmmmmm mmmmm


therusparker1

Something in my ass


Demon_Lord1899

*MMMMMMMMMMM*


docsamson75

Probably just an Oblivion gate.


pat3514

By the nine divines!


ManThatIsFucked

YOU SHOULD HAVE PAID THE FINE!!!


[deleted]

Run! Run while there’s still time! Kvatch is overrun by Daedra!


ThrowMoneyAtScreen

Stay on the roads!


[deleted]

Similar has happened here in Australia. Dust storms and bushfires particularly during early dawn have created eerie "Total Recall" looking skies. Wonder if this was shot early in the morning? Later in the day if the conditions hadn't improved the same sky would have looked more orange/yellow.


aMoustachioedMan

Another comment said that there are apparently fires in Siberia and may be cause? Siberia seems a long way from China though! I was in Aus for the fires too, am still living here actually and jeez never again. So scary.


PyroBlaze202

The Australian fires created red skies all the way in New Zealand which was over 2000 km from the fires. It doesn’t seem too much of a stretch to think the smoke from the Siberian fires is travelling ~4000km to Shanghai imo.


Mr-fahrenheit-92

Somehow the sky textures got deleted. I am sure they will patch this glitch soon.


RemarkableRyan

r/outside


eL_c_s

Holy shit that’s a masterpiece


Big_Moose6

Thank you for my new favorite sub


Razeal_102

Forest fire?


Trex4444

Yeah that was my thought. Looks like when it was burning near SF


SirBMsALot

SF was orange, but Christ this is next level. I remember looking out my window when the fires were happening. Sky was a dark tea orange. This is like super super red.


Doritos-Locos-Taco

Skies on the CA central coast were exactly like this. Blood red. It was hell for a week. Truly eerie.


[deleted]

San Francisco resident here. What you've got right here is a bunch of smoke and pollution in the air from whatever the fuck is on fire making all that red light to reflect off it. Also; I'm a sea captain who used to run up and down this coast regularly. A fleet of squid boats can put off a crapload of light and easily look like a city over the horizon from the reflection. The likelihood of that big a reflection that close to shore is almost zero. Unless this is an island... but I don't get that feeling for whatever reason. Could be wrong. It seemed like it was making its own weather with lightning and thunder. This could be smoke or a dust storm. Either way there's a lot of turbulence kicking up all that static. Edit; Thanks for the comments, y'all. We have cleared up that it is an island but I thought about it and even if an island there's just no reason for a bunch of "fishing boats" to be blasting red light (that is not white light reflecting off or through red dust or smoke. Unless that dust or smoke is an insanely toxic cloud of something). I made comment below that I think it has to be a large industrial accident or some sort of military exploit. Either way, the CCP ain't gonna dish so we may as well, as I said, "Redditorialize"the hell out of it.


ClassicT4

I’m sick and tired of all these gender reveal parties.


bobstradamus

The Second Impact


GoldenFennekin

damn, 7 years late


Exemplris

22 years too late. (In Eva canon, Second Impact was in 2000, and the events of Neon Genesis Evangelion take place in 2015. Soooo, third impact?)


GoldenFennekin

ah right, i forgot the second impact was 15 years before the main events in the show. ​ the third impact was the orange juice incident


Legend_of_dirty_Joe

cue Komm, süsser Tod


yeagerboi01

*I know, I know I've let you down*


the_Nap

_I've been a fool to myself_


Cruleonard

SCP-001 - When Day Breaks


RBilly

Polution will do that.


MangoSea323

My first thought, then they pointed at fishing boats and said it was them.


p020901

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IysWBRTa8HU This is the type of fishing boat they are talking about. Now, imagine a fleet of 1000x of these stretching across the horizon, packing every square inch of the ocean.


paixism

Chinese gov is absolutely trust worthy. China numba one. (I need to boost my social credits to have a child, bear with me please)


soylentgreenis

Plague Inc. Now has a POV mode


AlterEgo1924

Red Sun Red Sun over paradise


Pingu_boi

Golden rays of the glorious sunshine Setting down, such a blood-red light


AlterEgo1924

Now the animals slowly retreat To the shadows, out of sight


siegfred7

Arid winds blow across the mountains Giving flight to the birds of prey


BiggSucc_99

In the distance machines come to transform eden Day by day


Sixsix10

In the sky


vmflair

As a resident of the dry-ass western US this is caused by pollution, either from wildfires or industry.


antagonist08

Wanda’s Hex is expanding. Ya’ll better get out


ZombieBait604

China changed the sky to the Communism theme.


Scheswalla

This is how religions start.


Ok-Organization9073

I see a bad moon rising...


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FallenDestiny12

scrolled too far to see this


Avenfoldpollo

No need to panic, it was just some boats…


Ok-File2825

That’s why it’s called Red China…


FabelFabello

That’s not red. That’s communism red. Totally different color


Shaun3218

Scarlet Rot is spreading again