blue-green
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GUILIN, China—More than a millennium ago, the Tang dynasty writer Han Yu said of Guilin’s landscape, “The river forms a blue-green silk ribbon, the mountains are like jade hairpins.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
About 40 notice boards alerting visitors to blue-green algae blooms, which can produce toxins that make humans ill and be fatal to pets, will be installed at Windermere, in the Lake District.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Satellite images show a visible change in the water between 24 May and 8 August, where a blue-green algal bloom has been confirmed.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
For one business owner based at Camlough Lake, the return of blue-green algae has had an immediate impact.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
I glance at the fairy orb, which is catching and spraying blue-green light across the freshly mopped floors.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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