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Have We Finally Found the Source of the “Sargassum Surge”?

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Since 2011, massive mats of golden-brown seaweed—pelagic Sargassum—have repeatedly swamped the shores of the Caribbean, West Africa, and parts of Central and South America. These sprawling blooms have suffocated coral reefs, crippled tourism, and disrupted coastal life. What caused this sudden explosion of seaweed in regions that had rarely experienced it before? A modeling study published earlier this year in Nature Communications Earth & Envir…
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Eos broke the news in on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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