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The shores of Guadeloupe plagued with rotting Atlantic Sargassum / 33E22WH
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The streets are silent in the town of Capesterre de Marie-Galante, in Guadeloupe. Between the houses with closed shutters and some shops with lowered curtains, a nauseating smell persists: hydrogen sulfide (H2S), released by the sargassum slicks (a layer of seaweed) that has been rotting on the coast of the town for several days already. This small town alone receives 40% of the sargassum washed up on Guadeloupe's shores. For the past dozen years, waves of Atlantic Sargasum belts have been washing ashore in the Caribbean region. This floating layer of seaweed can reach a thickness of 70-80 cm and releases Hydrogen sulfide (Sulfur, H2S) as it decomposes on the shore - a gas which can affect health in some cases and oxydizes domestic equipment. The proliferation of sargassum smothers biodiversity and has also impacted local economy and tourism. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES