Antigua and Barbuda is one of several countries that have been put on notice to brace for record-breaking levels of sargassum piling up on their shores this year.

The Caribbean region is experiencing a record influx of sargassum seaweed, a brown, prickly algae, impacting beaches, tourism, and even wildlife. This natural phenomenon has escalated in recent ...

A woman sunbathes on a beach during the sargassum seaweed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on June 3, 2025. REUTERS. As part of the Mexican government’s response, officials planned to focus on ...

Sargassum hurts ecosystems and economies wherever its overgrown arms reach. And the seaweed is reaching into Florida’s waterways, coating marinas and beaches in the Miami area.

A time lapsed model depicting interannual Sargassum blooms in the North Atlantic. The alga was pushed southward and injected into the tropics, where it proliferates today, through a series of ...

Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have plans to transform it into a source of renewable energy and other opportunities.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report. GOP plan to sell more ...

A massive Sargassum bloom is spreading across the Atlantic, but Florida’s beaches are likely to stay clear this season. Discover how ocean currents and advanced satellite tracking are keeping ...

Sargassum seaweed has washed ashore beaches before, but something changed in the past two decades. Since 2011, large swathes of sargassum began migrating into the Caribbean Sea nearly every summer.

A record amount of sargassum is lurking in the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Florida, and could blanket Treasure Coast beaches this summer with the stinky and prickly seaweed.

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, originates in the Atlantic Ocean and provides crucial habitat for marine life. Experts predict a record year for sargassum, with massive amounts already ...