To Miami’s Chagrin, Warming Seas Are Driving a Bumper Crop of Sargassum

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dealing with seaweed is the bulk of Chris Bumpus’s job during the summer. As chief of conservation for Miami-Dade county’s parks, recreation and open spaces department, Bumpus is in charge of cleaning sargassum off 17 miles…