The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011 ... were swept up by the wind and currents from the Sargasso Sea toward Europe, then moved southward, and from there were ...

That was out at sea, however. “What happens out in the ... Scientists named it the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB). In 2015 and 2018, it stretched over nearly 5,592 miles.

Scientists have been divided on the causes of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt. Authors of the recent ... the wind and currents from the Sargasso Sea toward Europe, then moved southward, and ...

(March 13, 2025) – The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since ... up by the wind and currents from the Sargasso Sea toward Europe, then moved southward, and from there ...

Sargassum plants are a nuisance on some beaches, but they are a shelter and a feast for a complex and amazing variety of marine life. A clump of sargassum weed the size of a soccer ball drifts ...

It's that time of year again. After a glorious 3-4 months of perfectly clear coasts, we're already seeing signs of sargassum proliferating off the coast of Cancun. A brown, smelly macroalgae ...

The Sargasso Sea is often referred to as a golden, floating rainforest for its vast floating sargassum blooms and the wide variety of sea life that it supports. It is the only sea in the world ...

Muller-Karger and a team of researchers analyzed currents, winds and nutrient levels to determine that vertical currents are behind the massive blooms creating the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.