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Above this canvas metropolis loom red water towers whose tanks are known to teem with worms.
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Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The Korean coast guard said in a news release Sunday that an individual on a 1,800-cc red water scooter — carrying more than 200 liters, or more than 50 gallons, of fuel — had beached on Incheon’s wetlands and was detained for crossing the border illegally.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
In August, along a graded dirt road high in the Abajo Mountains of southeastern Utah, campers and hikers spotted a small stream of bright orange-red water.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021
In the photos, wood benches line the sides of the locker room, a large image of soccer players in blue jerseys can be seen in the background and numerous green and red water bottles are littered on the floor.
—Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
At Lake Merritt, the Water Board performed additional testing on Aug. 22 after residents reported seeing brownish-red water and water scum.
—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022
That’s how eery red water ends up flowing out of the icy white glacier.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 14 May 2022
Less than 100 years ago the whaling business was thriving, the continent’s bay swirled with red water, and whales were almost hunted to extinction.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 May 2022
Spiral Jetty • Brian Footen waded out from the soupy red water of the Great Salt Lake’s north arm, his boat and bibs crusted in brine, his cockpit filled with foam, a wide toothy grin on his face.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
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Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The Korean coast guard said in a news release Sunday that an individual on a 1,800-cc red water scooter — carrying more than 200 liters, or more than 50 gallons, of fuel — had beached on Incheon’s wetlands and was detained for crossing the border illegally.
—Lyric Li, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
In August, along a graded dirt road high in the Abajo Mountains of southeastern Utah, campers and hikers spotted a small stream of bright orange-red water.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021
In the photos, wood benches line the sides of the locker room, a large image of soccer players in blue jerseys can be seen in the background and numerous green and red water bottles are littered on the floor.
—Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
At Lake Merritt, the Water Board performed additional testing on Aug. 22 after residents reported seeing brownish-red water and water scum.
—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022
That’s how eery red water ends up flowing out of the icy white glacier.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 14 May 2022
Less than 100 years ago the whaling business was thriving, the continent’s bay swirled with red water, and whales were almost hunted to extinction.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 May 2022
Spiral Jetty • Brian Footen waded out from the soupy red water of the Great Salt Lake’s north arm, his boat and bibs crusted in brine, his cockpit filled with foam, a wide toothy grin on his face.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
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“Red water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20water. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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