Record amounts of sargassum seaweed are predicted to impact Florida beaches this summer. The seaweed bloom, larger than in previous years, is fueled by rising ocean temperatures and nutrient-rich ...

The Caribbean and the southeastern coast of Florida are grappling with an environmental crisis of historic proportions: April 2025 marked a record-breaking surge in sargassum accumulation ...

Stinky, unsightly and potentially harmful – there are a litany of adjectives used to describe the naturally-occurring type of macroalgae called Sargassum, and none of them are positive.

Massive amounts of sargassum seaweed are washing ashore along the Texas coast this week, piling up in thick mats that stretch as far as the eye can see. While it might look — and smell — a ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sargassum is washing up along the entire Texas coast and locally on Padre Island and Mustang Island. Experts said it is a challenge to determine how much of the floating ...

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, originates in the Atlantic Ocean and provides crucial habitat for marine life. Experts predict a record year for sargassum, with massive amounts already ...

The sargassum season typically runs from March to October. A heavy surge of sargassum in 2022 prompted town officials to launch rapid removal and mitigation efforts. Could a record amount of ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Marine science experts warned beachgoers to watch where they step this weekend after sargassum seaweed washed up on South Florida’s coastlines. 7News captures captured ...

A reprieve from the unruly seaside assaults of prickly and putrid sargassum may end this summer as a record-challenging bloom of the pelagic weed swells in the tropical Atlantic. Researchers at ...