Tag: ocean pollution

13 Dead from ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria in Florida

Buck Banks

74

Thirteen people have died so far this year of a “flesh-eating” bacteria after Florida was slammed by back-to-back hurricanes, which pushed floodwaters onto land, public health department data showed Tuesday, according to the Temple Terrace Patch. The health Department said 74 cases of the disease have been reported in Florida since hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The Sargassum Arrives!

Buck Banks

15 million tons/5 miles wide

Mh2>A 15 million-ton, 5,000-mile-wide patch of seaweed known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is making landfall throughout the southern Atlantic and Caribbean coasts, disrupting vacations and marine activities as it collects and rots along the shore. An annual open-sea phenomenon, this year’s crop is the largest on record (see map) and is expected to inundate shorelines for months.