Mounds of smelly seaweed return to South Florida beaches amid heat wave

Mounds of smelly seaweed return to South Florida beaches amid heat wave

As Florida grappled with another summer heat wave, unsightly scenes of brown seaweed have once again blanketed parts of the Sunshine State’s coastline.

Florida Beaches Battle Waves of Sargassum Yet Again as Summer Heat Intensifies

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Florida’s sizzling summer is bringing more than just sunshine. This week, beaches from Dania to Fort Lauderdale found themselves blanketed in thick mounds of smelly, decomposing seaweed — a now-familiar visitor known as sargassum. Locals and visitors were greeted by the unmistakable scent of rotten eggs, a result of the seaweed releasing hydrogen sulfide gas as it breaks down under the sweltering July sun. While not dangerous…