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Luke Dawson, a National Trust ranger who helps look after the site, says heavier winter rains are washing chalk from the slope more quickly, while mild, damp conditions give algae more chance to grow.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It’s a Wednesday morning in August and Dr. Anas Hourani and his two colleagues are washing bones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Currently, bucketloads of the buoyant algae are washing up on beaches on the eastern coast of Florida earlier in the year than usual, raising scientists’ concerns for what coming months will bring.

From Scientific American • Mar. 17, 2023

Bat rays, striped bass, yellowfin gobies and even sharks are washing ashore dead.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Some of the runners are washing cars, some are working the bake sale tables, and some are holding poster-board signs and shouting at cars from the corner.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen