Caribbean swamped by seaweed that smells like rotten eggs
by Will Worley in Placencia, Belize from World news | The Guardian on (#432GQ)
From Belize to Barbados, tourist beaches have been swamped by huge tides of foul-smelling sargassum - and climate change could make the problem worse
"It was like something out of a science fiction movie," says Barbara Hall from the office of the beachside hotel she runs in Placencia, southern Belize.
"I woke up at 6am, looked out my window and realised we had a big problem. It was absolutely overwhelming."
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