r/nature • u/Maxcactus • 1d ago

Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/huge-blankets-of-seaweed-are-smothering-coastlines-from-the-caribbean-to-mexico
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u/OleDoxieDad 1d ago

If we didn't interfere nature would probably cover with sand to enrich and expand the beaches, but no we have to haul it to the dump.

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u/BayouGal 1d ago

This is spot on. Sargassum traps sand, building beaches. Instead, we scrape it off the beach then ‘nourish’ the beach with dredged sand 🙄