“Scientists say the seaweed belt has suffered a mortal blow after a month of unusually strong winds from early tropical storms, according to CBS Miami news partner The Miami Herald.

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt stretched 5,000 miles from the west coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico and mats that broke off plagued some of the state’s beaches for weeks.”

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https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/sargassum-mystery-threat-florida-beaches-minimal/