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.

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009–2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers, as the ...

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 ...

A USF study found that vertical currents are likely behind the algae blooms that dump sargassum onto Florida beaches each ...

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

"At first, we saw just a few patches of sargassum being pushed south by the NAO," said co-author Frank Muller-Karger, Distinguished University Professor and biological oceanographer at the USF College ...

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 ...

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 ...