A massive bloom of noxious, inch-thick algae has hit four southern Florida counties, closing beaches and causing serious health and environmental issues. "I would describe them as guacamole-thick. And it stinks," Gabriella Ferrero, spokeswoman for Martin County told the Miami Herald. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for Martin, St. Lucie, Palm Beach and Lee counties last week. For many area residents, the gesture seemed like too little too late, reports the newspaper. In some neighborhoods, the bubbling ooze of blue-green algae emits a stench so overwhelming that residents can't even go outside. #Algae on #StLucieRiver down river of Krueger Creek.
- 7/5/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
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