Each summer, the Dominican Republic braces for another onslaught of sargassum—floating mats of brown seaweed originating from the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.
In 2025, this natural phenomenon has reached unprecedented levels, with satellite data revealing a record-breaking 38 million metric tons of sargassum across the Atlantic and Caribbean during May—nearly double the previous high set in 2022.
While this seaweed plays a critical ecological role offshore, its arrival on beaches disrupts tourism, endangers marine ecosystems, and risks public health due to associated foul odors and toxic gases like hydrogen sulfide and ammonia
Related: Mexico Sargassum Daily Updates 2024: Cancun, Tulum, PDC, etc.
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