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Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches swathed in record levels of seaweed

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Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches swathed in record levels of seaweed
Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches swathed in record levels of seaweed
Swaths of sargassum are blanketing the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism
NYT World
NYT World🏁 first to report19 hrs ago
Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches
The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.