Florida sargassum could become food, researchers say
FIU, FSU and FAU scientists study seaweed's potential as a source of food-grade ingredients.
Tag: Atlantic Ocean
A critical Atlantic Ocean current shows two-decade slowdown, study finds
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps regulate weather patterns and sea levels.
Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa
Accumulations of sargassum have affected coastal ecosystems, fisheries and tourism in the tropical Atlantic.
Study reveals dramatic decline in some historic sargassum populations
Sargassum is declining in the region where it was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century.
As seas rise, corals can’t keep up
Coral reef growth rates in the western Atlantic have slowed, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.
How’s the air up there?
A University of Miami device measures aerosols in the atmosphere to assist research on local and large-scale weather patterns.
Nine-armed sea stars dying in Atlantic waters: UF/IFAS scientists document first case of disease in Florida
The discovery of Sea Star Wasting Disease represents a major expansion of the disease into the Atlantic Ocean.
Stinky beach? Florida lawmaker wants Chinese polluters held accountable
China’s carbon emissions help fuel the proliferation of sargassum on Florida beaches, impacting tourism.
New study reveals record heat and rapid cooling in Atlantic in 2024
Researchers documented sea surface temperatures exceeding 86 degrees F across the equatorial Atlantic.
Pollution from shipping may have masked warming otherwise caused by greenhouse gas emissions
Unprecedented marine heat waves in the North Atlantic have been driven in part by a recent drop in shipping emissions