The Mexican Caribbean could be in for its worst sargassum season yet, with the Navy warning that arrivals along the Quintana Roo coast may run more than 75% above historical averages during March and ...
Sargassum, that stinky brown seaweed that washes up on Mexican Caribbean shores, made an early appearance this year. Officials and hotels are doing what they can to make it less of an issue for ...
Beyond the economic impacts, sargassum poses health and environmental risks. As it breaks down, it releases hydrogen sulfide ...
Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country's Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.” The arrival of heaps of brown sargassum on the coast's normally pristine ...
The amount of sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico not only decreased in June, but the drop exceeded expectations, according to the June report from the University of South Florida. The trend of decreasing ...
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Some resorts have installed barrier systems to help keep sargassum off their beaches or invested in a maritime fleet to help with pick-up at sea. Examples include: In July, Cancun hosted a tourism ...