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Friday, August 24, 2012 8:09pm PDT

Chinese wetland has beachgoers seeing red

By: Shannon Dybvig

We're used to a variety of colors of beaches, like black, pink, or nude--but red?

If you travel to China in the upcoming season, the fall, that's exactly what you'll see at the aptly namedRed Beach in Panjin.

Located in the Liaohe River Delta in northeastern China, Red Beach is a protected reserve that attracts a lot of attention in the early fall, when its grass collectively blushes. The crimson flora is a variety of seepweed, a type of salt-tolerant grass, that turns red as it matures. It's most dramatic in September, when most tourists come to experience the organic Technicolor. 

The 1.4 million acres of red carpet serves as a rest stop for migratory birds flying the East Asia - Australia route. More than 236 varieties can be found, including red-crowned cranes, black-beaked gulls, sounder gulls, and even seals are commonly found. 

Raised walkways in the Red Beach sanctuary help visitors to keep off the vibrant grass. 

Incoming tides can make the crimson-red reeds sway in wave like patterns, adding another layer of beauty. 

If you can't make it to China this fall, there are a few other ruddy beaches you can visit--and these even retain their hues year-round. Red Beach on Santorini, Greece, boasts volcanically tinted sands that are a shade more red than your average beach, while high iron content dyes Red Sands Shore on Canada's Prince Edward Island a sold rust color.

Rachun 

Wu Zoon Baeg

Isaac prompts hurricane warnings from La. to Fla.

Associated Press – 2 hrs 9 mins ago 

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast.

The warnings stretched from east of Morgan City, La. — which includes the New Orleans area — to Destin, Fla.

Isaac lashed the Florida Keys as a tropical storm on Sunday, bringing rain and strong winds. But residents for the most part took it in stride. However, preparations have begun farther north as forecasters warn Isaac could be a strong Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches the Gulf Coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Isaac is expected to hit somewhere between southeastern Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. 

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