If you are unsure of the area, follow along on Google Maps. You’ll see when ... Keep in mind that during the summer months, sargassum is a problem on many Cancun beaches. This seagrass comes ...

The Riviera Maya on Mexico’s Caribbean coast is seeing an increase of up to 50% more sargassum seaweed on its beaches this ...

A criminal drug ring in Mexico that frequently terrorized a resort near Cancún popular with American tourists was dismantled following an undercover sting operation by law enforcement. The state ...

Officials in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, have reported that the region has thus far collected 1,700 tons of sargassum seaweed ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers ...

A time lapsed model depicting interannual Sargassum blooms in the North Atlantic. The alga was pushed southward and injected into the tropics, where it proliferates today, through a series of ...

Muller-Karger and a team of researchers analyzed currents, winds and nutrient levels to determine that vertical currents are behind the massive blooms creating the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.

There’s a lot to explore in Google Maps, but you may not always know where to look. It’s great if you’re trying to drive through a crowded city or find out which local coffee shop has the ...

A power outage left different towns in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, including the popular tourist destination Cancun, without electricity, local media reported on Monday evening.

To get there, take a ferry from the Hotel Zone or central Cancun. Many of the city's top guided tours also make stops at Isla Mujeres. Cancún has largely avoided the drug violence that has ...

TAMPA, Fla. (March 13, 2025) – The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A recent study published in Nature Communications may have identified what drove a tipping ...