But blooms of the algae are becoming more extensive, posing a problem for coastlines. ... Sargassum algae growth in the Atlantic Ocean in July, 2011–2018. USF College of Marine Science.

NASA satellites have spotted thousands of miles of brown seaweed stretching across the Atlantic Ocean. Recent observations from the satellites reveal that the Atlantic Ocean now houses a carpet of ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron ...

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons — and the growing ...

Stinky seaweed in the "Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt" threatens wildlife, infrastructure, and tourism. This year's 5,000-mile bloom of algae stretching across the Atlantic is one of the largest on ...

High levels of chlorophyll a in the ocean indicate an algae bloom. ... LaPointe, who studies sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean, adds that as climate change brings more and bigger fires, ...

Ocean currents push the patch westward, and mats of algae break off and wash ashore. Mounds of Sargassum piled up on the beach in Akumal in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on March 31, 2023. Federica ...

The largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, an unprecedented belt of brown algae, now stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico - and it's likely here to stay warn scientists at the ...

A raft of brown-colored seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean is so vast it can be seen from space. Spanning roughly 5,000 miles — about twice the width of the United States — the thick blanket of ...

A record algae bloom is headed for South Florida - What’s that ... Sargassum blooms are massive accumulations of brown seaweed that originate in the Atlantic Ocean and float on the surface of ...

Headlines from various media outlets have painted a grim picture of a monstrous blob of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean they say could blanket Florida's beaches and ruin the summer for millions. It ...

Across the planet, blooms have wrecked local ecosystems. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at Noon. ... Growing algae bloom in Arabian Sea tied to climate change.