Sargassum
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Beaches beware: Giant bloom of sargassum seaweed reaches record-high levelThe Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, an 8,000-kilometre-wide brown mass of blanketed seaweed, reached a record-high volume for the month of March.TrendingApr 4, 2023
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Florida, Mexico and Caribbean brace for incoming 8,000-km-wide seaweed blanketThe Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is not new, but it is on the move and could potentially wreak havoc on beaches in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean this summer.TrendingMar 15, 2023
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Massive invasion of smelly seaweed a growing concern in CaribbeanThe picture-perfect beaches and turquoise water of the Caribbean are increasingly being fouled by mats of decaying seaweed that attract biting sand fleas and smell like rotten eggs.EnvironmentAug 10, 2015
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