rotting

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Rotting food releases methane, a greenhouse gas that is far more potent than carbon dioxide, and the resources used to grow that food — water, energy, and land — are wasted along with it.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

Rotting garbage seeped onto their skin and clothes.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2023

Rotting corpses can contribute to the contamination of water sources.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Rotting carcasses of striped bass, bat rays and other fish have been washing up on the shores of the San Francisco Bay Area in recent days, after a toxic algae bloom spread across the area.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022

Rotting wooden doors hung off rusted hinges, and there were half-collapsed rooms filled with moldering tables and chairs.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss