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
In July 2025, testing found Canvey Lake contained 2.5 million cells of blue-green algae per millilitre, more than 100 times the warning threshold of 20,000 cells.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
As locals and visitors make the trip to Northern Ireland's lakes in search of summer sunshine, they are once again facing an unwelcome sight: blue-green algae.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Off to the right, the Hudson River lay blue-green and quiet, glinting under the sun.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
