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Between Africa and the West Indies Has Been Drifting Since 2011 an Algal Raft of 37.5 Million Tonnes that No Country Knows Where to Put

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Since 2011, a ribbon of brown algae connects Senegal to Martinique, weighing a record 37.5 million tons. Feeded by the discharges of the Amazon and Congo, this phenomenon destroys the coasts, pollutes the air and escapes political control. More
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Between Africa and the West Indies Has Been Drifting Since 2011 an Algal Raft of 37.5 Million Tonnes that No Country Knows Where to Put

Since 2011, a ribbon of brown algae connects Senegal to Martinique, weighing a record 37.5 million tons. Feeded by the discharges of the Amazon and Congo, this phenomenon destroys the coasts, pollutes the air and escapes political control. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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