Video: What is sargassum?
This bite-sized video provides information on sargassum seaweed and its impact on Florida's beaches.
Tag: Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
FAU tells story of Atlantic’s sargassum surge using 40 years of data
The review sheds new light on the origins and development of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.
USF experts lead on sargassum research, monitoring and prediction
When the yellow-brown seaweed washes ashore, the decaying biomass harms people, marine life and economies.
FAU lands $1.3M grant to clean up stinky seaweed in Florida
The project will assess the feasibility of in-water harvesting of this floating brown seaweed, called sargassum.
About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.
Researchers investigate sargassum’s impact on air quality
University of Miami researchers are studying how aerosol emissions from sargassum seaweed affect the air we breathe.