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Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases.

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A team of scientists from China and the United States created the first world map of chronic oil slicks in the world oceans, with more than 90% coming from hu

Where does the seaweed come from? "Gulfweed" or "sea holly," as its sometimes called, originates in the Sargasso Sea. Currents push it south, then east, either into the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf Stream or the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Stream carries it north, unless stronger east winds drive it onshore. The rest circles the Atlantic until it sinks and dies in the Sargasso Sea. Is there anything good about seaweed? In moderation, it has many environmental benefits, such as holding beach sand...