{"id":8707,"date":"2026-05-27T13:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/?p=8707"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:46:15","slug":"heavy-machinery-is-piling-massive-amounts-of-sargassum-into-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/es\/heavy-machinery-is-piling-massive-amounts-of-sargassum-into-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Monta\u00f1as de sargazo de 9 metros generan creciente preocupaci\u00f3n en el Caribe franc\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3026197241\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-749046f8\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Monta\u00f1as de sargazo de 9 metros: una creciente preocupaci\u00f3n ambiental y de salud p\u00fablica en el Caribe franc\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains of Sargassum\" class=\"wp-image-8714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sargassummonitoring-sargazo-sargasses-montagne.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">@Pascal No\u00ebl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En varias islas del Caribe franc\u00e9s, enormes acumulaciones de sargazo en descomposici\u00f3n alcanzan ahora alturas de hasta 9 metros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ya no se trata de simples acumulaciones de algas en la costa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parecen monta\u00f1as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 V\u00eddeos e im\u00e1genes muestran maquinaria pesada extrayendo enormes cantidades de sargazo del mar y apil\u00e1ndolas cerca de playas, carreteras y zonas habitadas. Excavadoras, gr\u00faas y retroexcavadoras forman parte del paisaje cotidiano en algunas zonas afectadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOsC32oHmew?si=puAHBOW6mgppPSxo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero a medida que estas acumulaciones permanecen expuestas durante d\u00edas bajo el calor tropical, la preocupaci\u00f3n crece r\u00e1pidamente entre los residentes y observadores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando el sargazo se descompone, libera gases como sulfuro de hidr\u00f3geno y amon\u00edaco. Los residentes suelen reportar olores insoportables, dolores de cabeza, n\u00e1useas, irritaci\u00f3n ocular y molestias respiratorias cerca de las zonas de descomposici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especialistas en medio ambiente y salud han advertido repetidamente que la acumulaci\u00f3n prolongada de sargazo en descomposici\u00f3n cerca de zonas pobladas puede generar graves problemas ambientales y de salud p\u00fablica. Generalmente se recomienda un tratamiento r\u00e1pido y una gesti\u00f3n controlada, en lugar de la creaci\u00f3n de enormes pilas de almacenamiento de varios metros de altura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En todo el Caribe franc\u00e9s, muchos habitantes se preguntan si la gesti\u00f3n de emergencias se est\u00e1 convirtiendo poco a poco en una crisis ambiental secundaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las im\u00e1genes son impactantes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 monta\u00f1as de algas pardas,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 maquinaria de construcci\u00f3n operando sin cesar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 y tramos enteros de costa transformados en zonas de vertido temporales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eliminar el sargazo del mar es necesario.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero lo que sucede despu\u00e9s se est\u00e1 convirtiendo en uno de los mayores desaf\u00edos de toda la crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A medida que la afluencia de sargazo contin\u00faa aumentando en la regi\u00f3n del Atl\u00e1ntico y el Caribe, la pregunta ya no es solo c\u00f3mo eliminar las algas de las playas, sino c\u00f3mo gestionar los enormes vol\u00famenes de forma segura, r\u00e1pida y sostenible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La magnitud del fen\u00f3meno est\u00e1 creciendo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y tambi\u00e9n las preguntas en torno a su gesti\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3026197241\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d Desde 2018, el programa de Monitoreo del Sargasmo ha documentado la llegada de sargazo a 44 pa\u00edses afectados mediante informes de campo geolocalizados, observaciones satelitales y monitoreo diario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Consulta el mapa interactivo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Env\u00eda tus fotos e informes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Ayuda a documentar la crisis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No est\u00e1s aqu\u00ed solo para observar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahora eres parte de la soluci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3026197241\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9-Meter Mountains of Sargassum: A Growing Environmental and Public Health Concern in the French Caribbean In several French Caribbean islands, massive piles of decomposing sargassum are now reaching heights of up to 9 meters. 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