Weighing an estimated 10 million pounds and stretching 5,000 miles wide, a giant seaweed blob has begun making landfall on Florida beaches. Called sargassum, the seaweed is leaving girthy, smelly clumps on some of Florida’s most popular beaches, and more is expected to arrive. Seaweed globs have been reported in Brevard County and Pensacola, in northern Florida, along the Gulf Coast. A sargassum swarm was also spotted on the Galveston shore, and more could be on the way. Shelter and food are provided by the seaweed to over 100 different species, helping prevent coastal erosion. As two sargassum sources are … Continue reading Florida’s Sargassum Apocalypse: A Massive Seaweed Blob Hits the Coastline