An estimated 31 million tons of smelly brown seaweed is floating int eh Atlantic this year, experts say, and Florida beaches ...

The University of South Florida College of Marine Science estimated the sargassum blob to be around 13 million tons – a record amount ... Most people can safely swim around sargassum and ...

According to the Florida Department of Health, the seaweed can also host tiny sea creatures that can cause skin rashes and blisters. If you don't have any open wounds, you should be OK to swim in ...

In April, the University of South Florida estimated this year’s bloom is already at 31 million metric tons, “40% more” than the previous record from ... some areas of Cuba and Mexico ...

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 ...