Mexico alarmed by masses of seaweed washing up on Caribbean coast.
Sargassum seaweed covers the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Experts say the presence of sargassum seaweed is the new normal and residents are going to have get used to it.
“This is one of the biggest challenges that climate change has caused for the world,” said the government of Mexico’s resort-studded coastal state of Quintana Roo. “This challenge requires a joint, multinational effort and a global commitment.” The algae flooding into the Caribbean is coming from an unexpected source: the tropical Atlantic waters beyond the mouth of the Amazon River.
Contention lines of floating plastic booms can be anchored offshore to catch the incoming mats of algae, but as Lopez notes, some resorts have very shallow coral reefs located right offshore so the booms would be less of a solution.
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