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Sargazo récord: peligra la temporada turística en México y el Caribe

El sargazo jaquea al turismo en México, República Dominicana y otras zonas del Caribe con una intensidad nunca vista y comienza a impactar en la economía regional.
Esta alga marina de color marrón y que flota libremente en el océano está cubriendo enormes extensiones de playa con su característico olor desagradable. Su efecto es demoledor en la industria turística, ya que puede causar mortandad de peces y oscurecer el agua, lo que perjudica actividades como el snorkel y el buceo.
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Las cifras son impactantes. La Secretaría de Marina (Semar) de México anunció que ya superó el récord histórico de recolección de sargazo en las costas del estado de Quintana Roo, en el Caribe. Allí, están las playas más reconocidas del país, como Cancún y Playa del Carmen.
Según el informe oficial, desde 2019 se removieron 290.000 toneladas de sargazo solo en las playas de ese estado caribeño.
El turismo sufre por este fenómeno. En el balneario de Tulum, en el Caribe mexicano, la ocupación hotelera cayó al 40%. Empresarios locales advierten que la ciudad sufre la peor caída en el flujo de viajeros de los últimos 10 años.
Cómo son los operativos contra el sargazo
Las autoridades mexicanas lanzaron un plan contra el sargazo denominado Estrategia de Atención al Sargazo 2025, según informó la prensa local.
Para ello, desplegó maquinaria, embarcaciones y personal naval especializado en tres puntos de Quintana Roo. Los trabajos se realizan en Isla Mujeres, Cancún y Puerto Morelos (norte); Playa del Carmen, Cozumel y Tulum (centro), y desde Mahahual hasta Xcalak (sur).
Personal naval realiza un plan para limpiar el Caribe mexicano (Foto: EFE)
El plan busca evitar que el sargazo llegue a las costas mexicanas a través del despliegue de 400 militares, un buque “sargacero” oceánico, 11 buques costeros y 22 naves de apoyo. El operativo incluye la instalación de 8850 metros de barreras de contención.
El sargazo es un problema recurrente en la temporada de verano boreal. Este año, se retiraron 44.000 toneladas.
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Los informes son críticos. En isla Mujeres, uno de los puntos turísticos de referencia del Caribe mexicano, llegaron 140 toneladas de sargazo entre el 13 y 14 de este mes. La limpieza obligó a desplegar a miembros de la Marina, Defensa Civil y bomberos, así como a trabajadores de la rama turística y taxistas que viven de la llegada de visitantes.
Pero la solución es solo momentánea.
Este 2025 se perfila como el peor año y superar el máximo histórico de 522.226 toneladas que llegaron en 2018 a todo el Caribe.
El panorama es desolador. La masa de sargazo que se forma en el Trópico alcanza los 37,5 millones de toneladas métricas y algunos informes hablan de 40 millones, casi el doble del récord de 2018. Se cree que un 10% (unas 400.000 toneladas) llegará a las costas del Caribe.
México espera el arribo de 100.000 toneladas este año.
República Dominicana lucha contra el sargazo
México no es el único país afectado. El fenómeno se extiende por una amplia franja del Caribe.
República Dominicana teme por el impacto que el sargazo pueda tener en el arribo de visitantes a su centro turístico estrella: el balneario de Punta Cana. Allí y en otras partes del país las máquinas que recogen estas algas amontonadas en la arena o quienes llenan carretillas forman ya parte del paisaje.
Las grandes cadenas hoteleras utilizan maquinarias que recorren las playas, recogiendo y triturando las algas en un carro.
“La verdad es que impresiona” la presencia de sargazo, comentó a EFE una turista española que solo se identificó como Fernanda. Fotografía de una playa cubierta de sargazol , en Punta Cana (Foto de archivo: EFE/ Orlando Barría)
El fenómeno afecta también a los instructores de buceo. “Está complicado ahora mismo. Es difícil conseguir clientes que quieran ir a bucear porque la gente supone que donde la llevemos en la lancha todo estará igual de cubierto de sargazo”, comentó un guía.
Mientras tanto, los turistas pasean junto a la maraña de algas que se extienden por kilómetros sobre las blancas arenas de la zona. Para llegar al agua deben pasar por encima o saltarlas. Un poco más adelante una joven se entretiene agarrándolas con las manos y separándolas para abrir pequeños caminos, mientras una pareja se hace fotos junto a las algas acumuladas, como si se trataran de un ‘souvenir’ más.
La proliferación de sargazo afecta a otras zonas del Caribe en Puerto Rico, Cuba o México, por lo que en la reciente Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos (UNOC3) el presidente dominicano, Luis Abinader, pidió que se reconozca como “una emergencia regional”.
El sargazo, alertó, “ha dejado de ser una anomalía para convertirse en una crisis” con consecuencias económicas, ambientales y sociales.
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Russian military plane crash in Crimea kills 29 people

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A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry.
The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, the reports said. The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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An An-26 plane is pictured at a base in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on March 9, 2014. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, File)
The Soviet-designed military transport turboprop aircraft crashed into a cliff, sources at the scene told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said a total of seven crew members and 23 passengers were on board. It wasn’t immediately clear from official statements if one crew member had survived.
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is pictured during a meeting on March 30, 2026. Since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent. (Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
The Investigative Committee said it has launched a criminal probe in connection with flight regulations and a search is underway in a mountainous forested area in the Bakhchisarai district.
The Interfax news agency cited the Defense Ministry as saying a suspected technical malfunction may have caused the crash and that there was no «damaging interference» with the aircraft.
Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
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Russian officials inspect a building after an Su-34 bomber military plane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, in October 2022, killing 15 people. A military plane carrying crew and passengers crashed into a cliff in annexed Crimea on March 31, 2026, according to Russian officials. (Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
In December, an An-22 military transport plane crashed in Russia’s Ivanovo region, killing seven crew. In October, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in the Lipetsk region, while a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in the Siberian region of Irkutsk in April 2025.
In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a Russian city on the Azov sea, sparking a massive fire and killing 15 people.
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Qué pasará si Estados Unidos lanza una invasión terrestre en Irán: analistas opinan y la respuesta no es buena
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Lawmaker says Iran targeted him in phishing attack disguised as TV interview

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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said an alleged Iranian state actor recently targeted him with a phishing scheme disguised as a television interview request, in what he described as an apparent effort to access his personal email account.
«A skilled impersonator created something appearing just like Newsmax to attempt to do an interview with me,» Fine told Fox News Digital in an interview, explaining that his staffer began interacting with the message in email, as the office normally does, before realizing «the links didn’t work.»
The phishing scheme was allegedly designed to gain access to his personal Google account, Fine explained.
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Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The incident comes after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February, sparking an ongoing battle that the president has said will end in a matter of weeks as tensions continue flaring. The Trump administration argued Iran’s nuclear program and missile capabilities posed an urgent threat ahead of the U.S. and Israel launching joint strikes.
Fine said he did not «think the timing was coincidental» and that the alleged cyberattack occurred «literally the day after combat operations began.» The episode underscores heightened concern among U.S. intelligence officials about potential cyber and physical threats tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict, particularly against high-profile political figures.
The FBI confirmed earlier in March that an Iran-linked hacker group known as the «Handala Hack Team» breached Director Kash Patel’s personal email account. A bureau spokesperson said in a statement at the time that while the compromised information was «historical in nature» and contained no government data, the FBI had taken all «necessary steps to mitigate potential risks.»
According to Fine, he learned about the alleged cyberattack aimed at him when U.S. Capitol Police contacted him and said the outreach likely originated from an Iranian state actor.
Fox News Digital reviewed a copy of the correspondence, showing its email was spelled «news-max.org.»
Correspondence to Fine, also reviewed by Fox News Digital, confirmed that USCP said they had information that the outreach to Fine’s office could have originated from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and that the police wanted to set up a call with the FBI Cyber Task Force to further examine the matter.
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FBI Director Kash Patel listens during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
«They proactively reached out to us,» Fine said, adding that he then reported the incident to the FBI and was told by the bureau that agents were «familiar with these actors in Iran.»
The FBI declined to comment. A source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that when the incident happened, the FBI was able to connect with Fine and opened an investigation into the matter. The status of the probe is publicly unknown.
Fine emphasized that he felt targeted by Iran and noted a broader surge in threats against him, including verbal threats and what he said was a recent separate incident of an impersonator approaching his home.
«I was clearly targeted. It wasn’t random,» Fine said, asserting that he was «the most visible Jewish Republican politician in America.»

A billboard depicting Iran’s supreme leaders since 1979: (L to R) Ayatollahs Ruhollah Khomeini (until 1989), Ali Khamenei (until 2026), and Mojtaba Khamenei (incumbent) is displayed above a highway in Tehran. (AFP/Via Getty Images)
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Fine said that while he does not believe the alleged attackers could have gathered much information from his Google account based on his limited use of it, «the worst-case scenario is … they might be able to track my actual location,» which he said made him fear for his life.
Fine described the incident as «very stressful.»
Fine, a self-described «Hebrew Hammer» known for his staunchly pro-Israel positions, has advocated aggressive military action in Gaza and praised Trump’s joint offensives with Israel in Iran.
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Fine, in a statement shortly after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, characterized the mission as one rooted in saving western civilization.
«We are with you, Mr. President. We will cut off the head of the snake of Muslim terror, Bring lasting peace to the Middle East, And save the Iranian People. Bombs away,» Fine said. «The Muslim terrorists that run Iran have just indiscriminately fired rockets not just at the Jews of Israel, but 700,000 Americans who live there, 180,000 Christians who live there, at the ‘Dome of the Rock,’ the third holiest site in Islam, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site of Jesus’s crucification. We are fighting back against this evil.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsmax, Google and USCP on Tuesday for any additional comment.
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