The masses of the storage were covered by the beaches of southern Florida. The inhabitants of the American state complain about the unpleasant smell that accompanies the decaying algae. However, this is only the beginning of the season for Gronorosty, and according to research, this year there may be a lot of them.
From March, tons of struggle – sea algae with brown color began to accumulate on the beaches of Southern Florida. For residents of coastal regions of state and tourists, their presence is a lot of discomfort, because algae effectively hinder their rest on the water.
“When they reach here, they are rotten, so the smell is really terrible,” one of the tourists complained in an interview with CBS News. As she said, algae also attracts a lot of sea animals, which affects the comfort of sunbathing.
There will be more algae
Each spring, staphylococcioses go to the United States from the Sargass Sea, where they occur on huge ocean tracts. As explained by Chuanmin Hu, an oceanologist from the University of South Florida, this year the situation is particularly difficult. By the end of April, the amount of algae for this time of year gathered on the beaches. According to the latest forecasts this year, there may be 40 percent more seaweed on the beaches than in the previous record season.
“Robyed struggle, like all rotting plants, will attract insects and constitute a habitat for bacteria,” he explained. – The quality of water will also get worse, nobody wants to swim or dive in such brownish water.
The inhabitants of Southern Florida asked the local authorities to remove the struggle as soon as possible. As they reminded, in 2022 the stinking masses of algae forced many tourists to shorten the holidays, and cleaning the gigantic stacks of rotting matter cost the city of many millions of dollars.
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