Brian La Pointe News Today

>> good evening, welcome, im earth nature. just ahead on cnn newsroom, russian warplanes are accused of taking down a u.s. drone over the black sea. its a potentially dangerous escalation at a critical moment in moscows war against ukraine. we are tracking two major coastal storms in the u.s.. more flooding in california, and a noreaster dumping feet of snow in new england. plus, coming soon to florida beaches, a giant blob of stinky seaweed. around twice the width of the united states...

Beaches in the caribbean and gulf of mexico. researchers have found that human activity and climate change are fueling these massive blooms of seaweed. brian la pointe is a search professor at florida atlantic hub universities branch of oceanographic institute, and joins me now from fort pierce, in florida. we appreciate you being with us. >> well, thank you for the invite. >> so, a massive blob of seaweed spanning 5000 miles is heading straight for the florida gulf coast, so vast, in fact, that...

Looking at actually harvesting it at sea and sinking it to the bottom of the ocean. and in that way, sequestering carbon that is, you know, used by photosynthesis in the seaweed, sending it to the bottom of the c, where it will be buried. and in that way, sequester that carbon to kind of chip away at the co2 buildup in the atmosphere. >> brian lapointe, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> you are welcome. thank you. >> up next, clashes and tear gas outside the home of pakistans f...