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Mexico Declares War on Stinky Seaweed

4 août 2026 à 15:08
A changing climate is helping to fuel the growth of a gigantic blob of foul-smelling seaweed that has washed up in some coastal communities. Mexico is fighting back.

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Members of the Mexican Navy removed sargassum from the shore at Puerto Morelos, on the Caribbean coast, last week.

Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches

30 juillet 2026 à 20:54
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.

© Paola Chiomante/Reuters

Sargassum seaweed covering the shoreline of a beach in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, this month.
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