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huge masses of sargassum are floating to Florida
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Why huge masses of sargassum are floating to Florida and the Gulf

The great Atlantic Sargassum belt is a collection of sargassum patches that collectively weighs about 13 million tons and is large enough to be seen from space.
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Climate change: Can an enormous seaweed farm help curb it?

A British businessman believes it could suck a billion tonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere annually.
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Caribbean Islands besieged by sargassum
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Besieged by sargassum, Caribbean Islanders are looking for solutions

The Cayman Islands tried to vacuum sargassum from the water to unclog a popular bay. It didn’t work. Now, locals are left wondering what will.
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sargassum seaweed climate pollution
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Beaches face unprecedented overgrowth of sargassum due to climate change, pollution

With many trying to enjoy the last bit of summer vacations, an unprecedented overgrowth of seaweed is consuming some beaches.

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sargassum belt is inundating turtle nesting beaches

Seaweed is putting sea turtles in a hot mess

The great Atlantic sargassum belt is inundating turtle nesting beaches with seaweed, causing a raft of problems.
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Massive waves of toxic seaweed inundate Yucatan shorelines
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Massive waves of toxic seaweed inundate Yucatan shorelines

The Caribbean's pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters are under threat from the newest manifestation of a changing planet: A massive algae bloom of sargassum.

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Researchers link seaweed blooms to pollution in ocean water
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Researchers link seaweed blooms to pollution in ocean water

Massive mounds of seaweed piled up along Florida's east coast beaches in October 2017, a smelly mess that made it difficult to walk on the beach, much less enjoy the stroll. Was it coincidence those piles of seaweed showed up after a very busy hurricane season?

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