Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • Many major river basins, including the Colorado River Basin, are experiencing record-low season-to-date snowpack levels.
    Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There would be a total of 14 data center buildings at the site, along with two electrical substations, a utility switchyard and stormwater detention basins, according to plans.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On the Ionian side, Pietragrande Beach in Catanzaro feels dramatic and cinematic, with towering rock formations and deep blue water ideal for diving.
    Jenna Curcio, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Go paddleboarding on Lady Bird Lake, dive into the deep blue water at Barton Springs, and enjoy some breakfast tacos to complete the Austin trifecta.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Sun-chasers need not look far to christen their own spot on the shore, while divers plumb the depths to investigate a multitude of undersea wonders in this world-class diving destination.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The sea is still full of mystery sounds Feeling a bit disappointed that a giant sea monster didn’t make the Bloop?
    Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, the annual winter maximum sea ice extent this year has tied for the record lowest amount in the nearly 50 years that satellites have been keeping watch.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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