Massive seaweed bloom threatens Florida tourism.
TL;DR
A giant blob of brown-colored seaweed called sargassum is heading towards the US from the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. The seaweed can have a significant environmental impact and experts are monitoring its movement.
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- Giant blob of seaweed heading toward US: What this is all about MLive.com
- A 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed is headed for Florida, threatening tourism across the Caribbean CNN
- What is sargassum? Here's why seaweed is piling up along Florida beaches NPR
- Why huge masses of seaweed are floating to Florida and the Gulf The Washington Post
- Giant, stinky seaweed bloom headed for Florida BBC
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