- A vast, 8,850 kilometer-wide, 20 million ton cluster of Sargassum algae spanned the Atlantic in July 2018. The news: The cluster has grown every summer since 2011, with the biggest ever bloom detected last year, according to a paper in Science this week. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6448/83 19 comments science
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- Scientists discover the world's biggest seaweed patch. They say it could be the 'new normal.' https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/scientists-discover-world-s-biggest-seaweed-patch-they-say-it-ncna1027501?amp%3Bfbclid=iwar0bkf6pbn89m7mnpm5mszwyfk0g4fw20cdnhxsfgrawkwngjic4rq72zjy&cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma 17 comments
- Enormous 8850km-Long Patch Of Atlantic Seaweed Might Be The 'New Normal' https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/07/enormous-8850km-long-patch-of-atlantic-seaweed-might-be-the-new-normal/ 12 comments