The real story behind the Atlantic's record-breaking seaweed blobs - BBC
WEBJun 28, 2023 · The clumps are breaking off an enormous raft of free-floating seaweed known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, which stretches 5,000 miles (8,047km) between the Gulf of Mexico and the...
A 5,000-Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Is Heading for Florida and …
WEBMar 14, 2023 · A 5,000-mile-wide blob of brown seaweed is making its way toward North America and could soon wreak havoc on beaches throughout Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean, reports NBC News’...
Here's the Real Story behind the Massive 'Blob' of Seaweed …
WEBMar 17, 2023 · Scientists say that reports of a massive blob of seaweed slamming into coastlines are overblown because the Sargassum algae are scattered across the ocean, and much of the seaweed will never...
Seaweed dermatitis
WEBSeaweed dermatitis is a skin rash caused by direct contact with a poisonous type of seaweed (alga), most commonly Lyngbya majuscula.
A giant, rotting mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S.
WEBApril 17, 2023. • 6 min read. A 10 million-pound blob is riding ocean currents and washing up on the southern tip of Florida. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt—a goopy mass of leafy,...
Massive clumps of seaweed from a giant blob are washing up on …
WEBMay 1, 2023 · Beachgoers along Florida's east coast are encountering enormous clumps of seaweed from a colossal seaweed blob drifting in from the Atlantic Ocean. Known as sargassum, the brown seaweed has...
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...
What to know about the sargassum seaweed blob hitting Florida - NPR
WEBMay 5, 2023 · The U.K. startup Seaweed Generation is building an autonomous robot that could intercept sargassum patches close to shore, drag them back out to the open ocean and force them to sink to a depth...
The seaweed bloom that covered an ocean - BBC
WEBSpanning 8,850 kilometres (5,000 miles), the seaweed bloom, known as the great Atlantic sargassum belt, was the largest ever recorded. Researchers analysing satellite images of the bloom...
Giant blobs of seaweed are hitting Florida. That's when the real
WEBMay 5, 2023 · A large quantity of seaweed, sargassum macroalgae, is floating on the water with vacationing sunbathers at Miami Beach, Fla. From Montego Bay to Miami, sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand.