The real story behind the Atlantic's record-breaking seaweed blobs - BBC
WEBJun 28, 2023 · The world's biggest bloom of sargassum in the Atlantic Ocean is filled with plastic and bacteria that live on it – they could be the secret behind the seaweed's success.
A giant patch of seaweed is heading towards Florida's beaches
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Another huge patch of seaweed from the Sargasso Sea is floating towards Caribbean and South Florida beaches. Scientists are trying to predict where and when it will reach the shore.
Seaweed is mucking up beaches. This robot could stop it - NPR
WEBOct 2, 2023 · As the blooms have grown, so too has their impact on coastal communities. The stinky seaweed can wreck local economies and ecosystems — and even threaten human health, some research suggests.
What is sargassum? Here's why seaweed is piling up along Florida ... - NPR
WEBMar 15, 2023 · After a decade of record-breaking blooms, 2023's sargassum mass is again shaping up to cause headaches (literally and figuratively) for beachside towns and tourists. Here's what you need to know.
Seaweed Is Having Its Moment in the Sun - The New York Times
WEBMar 15, 2023 · Globally, seaweed production has grown by nearly 75 percent in the past decade. The focus is moving far beyond its traditional use in cuisine. But even as its champions see it as a miracle crop...
A 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed is coming to shore. Here’s
WEBMar 19, 2023 · The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long belt of seaweed weighing more than 11 million tons, is threatening to wreak havoc in the coastal waters and beaches of the Atlantic...
Huge Seaweed Clump Seen From Space as It Moves Toward Florida
WEBApr 11, 2023 · A 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed that is slowly creeping toward the Florida coast has been recorded from space by NASA. The enormous mat of seaweed is composed of sargassum, floating brown...
Good News, Florida. The Giant Seaweed Blob Has Shrunk.
WEBJuly 7, 2023. For months, Florida’s usually picturesque coast was plagued by a rotting tangle of seaweed, known as sargassum. Then, as quickly as the stinking mass arrived, it began to disappear....
A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida | AP News
WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
Huge Atlantic seaweed bloom threatens beaches in Florida, Mexico - NBC News
WEBMar 11, 2023 · A sargassum bloom floats between the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The seaweed can choke corals, wreak havoc on coastal ecosystems and diminish air quality.
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