{"id":31,"date":"2020-05-01T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sargasseproject.com\/en\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:37:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:37:25","slug":"sargassum-an-environmental-disaster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sargasseproject.com\/en\/sargassum-an-environmental-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Sargassum, an environmental disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christopher Columbus had already noted the presence of a great deal of brown seaweed in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. To such a point, the zone is known as the Sargasso Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These micro-algae started moving toward the south, and now stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Gulf of Mexico to the coasts of western Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, this seaweed has invaded the shores of the Caribbean islands and has been expanding at an unprecedented rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When drying, the alga emits hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which can provoke severe headaches, nausea vomiting, respiratory difficulty, and vertigo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marine ecosystem also suffers a negative impact: the accumulation of the seaweed causes the death of certain species and destroys coral reefs. When it reaches a certain level of concentration, the sargassum also attacks metal, damaging motorcycles, cars, and computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This results in major environmental, economic, and health problems, which should concern all of the populations confronted with this phenomenon, as the invasion by this toxic seaweed seems to extend throughout a wider area than ever before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, for example, the alga has been seen in Mexico and the Caribbean, but also in southwestern Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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