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SCIENCEJun 25 · 02:38 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMILouis Aguirre

Officials search for solutions to ongoing problem of sargassum

Record-breaking amounts of sargassum seaweed are causing environmental and economic crises in South Florida and the Caribbean. Scientists attribute the unprecedented blooms to nutrient runoff from rivers, deforestation, agriculture, and climate change, with impacts including dead zones and fish kills.

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