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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt stretches 5.592 miles, fed with rich nutrients from farms along the Amazon river

Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:30 UTC
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Slimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers' vacations from Mexico to Florida may be the new normal unless Brazil halts Amazon deforestation, experts say. The culprit, called sargassum, turns clear-blue seawater a murky brown and smells like rotten eggs when it washes ashore and starts to rot. Read full article

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    THAT's the problem of Mexico & the USA!

    Aug 10th, 2019 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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