Visible from space, an explosion of floating sargassum masses is wreaking havoc on shorelines all the way from the West Coast of Africa to Florida, invading the Caribbean beaches of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and other countries in the region.
Year after year, scientists monitoring sargassum reproduction in the Atlantic Ocean warn that “this season’s bloom will likely be the largest ever recorded,” and they never disappoint. This is now the “new normal,” they say.
Sargassum was first reported by Christopher Columbus 5 centuries ago when he wrote about his concerns regarding his caravels getting trapped in a sea of ocean plants.
This seaweed used to be harmless to
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