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Seaweed invasion fouls Galveston beaches
Updated at 06:36 PM today
Adela Uchida
GALVESTON, TX (KTRK)
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Some residents say it's the worst they've ever seen, and in some cases, even large trees are washing up on the beach. The seaweed washing up on Galveston beaches has traveled a long way to get here, and it's not going away any time soon. Some visitors wonder why it's not cleared away.
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"The seaweed actually starts in the Sargasso Sea between Europe and the United States," de Schaun explained. "It travels down into the Caribbean and then up through the Gulf stream." ...