Mysterious hordes of algae shut down resorts
(NEWSER) - Gigantic piles of brown seaweed that reek of rotten eggs are piling up on beaches in the eastern Caribbean, forcing resorts to shut down and keeping swimmers from the ocean. The stinky, bug-infested algae—named Sargassum—has been creeping up shores in Antigua, St. Maarten, and other Caribbean hotspots since June, reports the New York Times . Experts are baffled by the sheer enormity of the seaweed invasion, which has no precedent. The cause remains a mystery, although speculation ranges from natural current shifts to climate change to the Gulf oil spill. More»
