#Mexico to unveil #sargassum plan as crisis worsens in #Caribbean Specialists attribute the increase in sargassum influxes to rising ocean temperatures, greater nutrient availability and prolonged hours of solar radiation. By Mar Puig, UPI Published Jul 30, 2026 Excerpt: "Specialists attribute the increase in sargassum influxes to rising ocean temperatures, greater nutrient availability and prolonged hours of solar radiation. "According to La Nación, which cited Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor in the University of South Florida College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, those factors have fueled the accelerated growth of the #macroalgae in the tropical Atlantic. " Read more: https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/mexico-to-unveil-sargassum-plan-as-crisis-worsens-in-caribbean/1917492 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SargassoSea #RisingOceanTemperatures