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World Cup Visitors in Miami Encounter Beaches Thick With Smelly Seaweed
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Visitors attending Miami’s World Cup events are enjoying the festivities but are troubled by large amounts of sargassum seaweed covering South Florida beaches and discoloring the ocean.
- The seaweed emits a foul smell and attracts flies, causing discomfort for tourists who find it sticking to their hair and swimsuits.
- The sargassum problem, though seasonal and natural, has worsened since 2011 due to changes in wind and sea currents, leading to a massive algae belt stretching from Africa to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
- Local tourism officials and businesses are concerned about the negative impact of the seaweed on beachgoers during a peak tourist period coinciding with the World Cup.
