Seaweed removal work started on Miami Beach

Sargassum seaweed covers the shore of Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, August 1, 2019. Tons of seaweed that was turning away tourists in Miami is being removed from the beaches by city authorities using heavy machinery. Scientists have warned that the deforestation of the Brazilian forest and the resulting discharge of fertilizer into the Amazon River caused the Atlantic seaweed bloom, which stretches from South America past the Caribbean and up the Mexican coast. [Photo: VCG]