Over the past month, Punta Cana has seen an unprecedented surge of sargassum seaweed washing ashore, stirring concern among tourists, locals, and environmental experts alike. Facebook reports from late June and early July describe the situation as “the worst I have seen this early”.
Explosive Bloom Behind the Crisis
Satellite data from May 2025 reveals an alarming 37.5 million metric tons of seaweed floating in the Atlantic—the highest amount ever recorded. Although blooms softened slightly in June across the open Atlantic, Pointe Cana and other Caribbean regions remained heavily impacted as sargassum drifted in with currents. Scientist Brian Barnes and others warn that June and July mark the peak
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