5,000 Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Heads Toward the Gulf Coast
A 5,000-mile-wide mass of seaweed is headed for Florida and other areas on the coasts along the Gulf of Mexico.
A 5,000-mile-wide mass of seaweed is headed for Florida and other areas on the coasts along the Gulf of Mexico.
Once it washes ashore, sargassum is a nuisance — a thick, brown algae that carpets beaches, releasing a pungent smell as it decays.
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