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Millions of tons of yellow-brown algae that have been swirling about in a region of the tropical Atlantic known as the Sargasso Sea are now breaking loose and landing on Florida shores
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Last yearās sargassum bloom was so big it posed challenges on a hemispheric scale for marine ecosystems and coastal towns. The size of this upcoming summerās fledgling bloom is setting records.
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Potential pilot projects could explore converting sargassum into building material, types of āgreenā fuel and even an additive that could help reduce beach erosion.
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A massive sargassum bloom inundated coastlines in Florida and the Caribbean earlier this year. Now, the University of South Florida is leading a $3.2 million grant to bridge a gap in tracking the algae from the open ocean to land.
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Despite the good news, there has still been a profound increase in sargassum in the Atlantic, and thus Floridaās beaches, compared to the early years of the USF study.
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A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop.
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A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.
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Anyone who's been to the beach in South Florida or the Caribbean in recent months has probably seen ā or smelled ā sargassum piled up on shore. The algaeā¦
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Thanks to research done at the University of Miami, we know the epic dust clouds that drift out of North Africa may sometimes prevent hurricanes. (Theyā¦