Satellite Maps Track Sargassum Drifting Toward Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 28, 2026 · Originally reported September 26, 2026 by La Prensa

NASA and Mexican university satellites offer near-daily tracking of sargassum drifting across the Caribbean toward Honduras's northern coast, and public tools like UNAM's Sargassum Viewer let beachgoers watch the patches and gauge how far they are from shore.

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