Beaches beware: Giant bloom of sargassum seaweed reaches record-high level
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, an 8,000-kilometre-wide brown mass of blanketed seaweed, reached a record-high volume for the month of March.
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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, an 8,000-kilometre-wide brown mass of blanketed seaweed, reached a record-high volume for the month of March.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, an 8,000-kilometre-wide brown mass of blanketed seaweed, reached a record-high volume for the month of March.
In moderation, the brown algae is a key Atlantic Ocean ecosystem component, but this year's bloom is the largest ever recorded.
This year’s summer travel season could look slightly different at some of the world’s best beaches.
Sargassum in North Sound last year (CNS): Dubbed the 'great blob', the ever-increasing sargassum belt that circulates in the Atlantic has grown to more than 5,500 miles across and is currently moving through our region. Government officials are warning that the belt is likely to wash ashore in the Cayman Islands again this year. But…