{"651326":{"#nid":"651326","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Besieged by seaweed, Caribbean scrambles to make use of the stuff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Caribbean\u0026#39;s seaweed explosion started in 2011, and scientists are still trying to figure out if climate change or other factors are to blame. Cleanup is a major struggle for governments, but some are trying to find other sustainable uses for the seaweed,\u0026nbsp;such as construction materials or fuel. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/people\/dr-joseph-montoya\u0022\u003EJoseph Montoya\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Biological Sciences who is part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOcean Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E program,\u0026nbsp;weighs in on the possible causes for the excess seaweed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-10-01 19:05:14","changed_gmt":"2021-10-01 19:05:14","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"nutritiiono","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/besieged-by-seaweed-caribbean-scrambles-make-use-stuff-2021-09-29\/","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"28871","name":"Joseph Montoya"},{"id":"169448","name":"seaweed"},{"id":"1723","name":"caribbean"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}