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The hottest summer for decades has created an outbreak of a rare and beautiful phenomenon - glowing seas.
The temperatures have caused a surge in bioluminescent plankton around the British coast.
Tim Bow was stunned by the spectacle at Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot.
The light occurs due to a complex chemical reaction, known as bioluminescence.
Organisms such as jellyfish, squid and fireflies generally use the production of light as a defence against predators.

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