Record Seaweed Invasion Threatens Caribbean Beaches
TL;DR
A record 38 million tonnes of sargassum seaweed has accumulated across the Caribbean, causing environmental damage, disrupting tourism, and prompting costly cleanup efforts, with experts unsure of the exact causes but noting increasing trends year over year.
- Caribbean beaches blighted by record masses of stinking seaweed The Guardian
- Record-breaking sargassum invasion in Atlantic, Caribbean threatens to foul beach resorts FOX Weather
- Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected PBS
- APTOPIX Puerto Rico Sargassum Columbia Missourian
- Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May Enidnews.com
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