Record Sargassum Invasion Threatens Caribbean Beaches and Tourism
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Scientists are alarmed by a record-breaking amount of sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean, with over 38 million metric tons impacting shores and ecosystems, causing environmental and economic damage, and potentially spreading to the US due to ocean currents and weather patterns.
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