Sargassum ‘blob’: A false alarm? :

The 5,000-mile-long, 12-million-ton belt of sargassum never materialized.

And scientists are baffled.
#BillBaggsCapeFlorida #ChuanminHu #CrandonPark #DrBeach #FloridaLegislature #KeyBiscayne #nutrient #Ocean #OpticalOceanographyLaboratory #pollution #runoff #Sargassum #seaweed #StephenLeatherman
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/06/sargassum-blob-a-false-alarm/

#Copernicus for #water quality monitoring
#Sargassum blooms are continuing to reach the shores of the Caribbean islands & affect their beaches
On 25 June, #Copernicus #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️ captured a swath of sargassum several km long approaching the east coast of Dominica Island🇩🇲 https://t.co/GabR2ncbQK

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1673609465759690752

Oh, Sargassum, afloat upon the sea
Your eerie presence fills us with glee
But hidden beneath your mass
Lurks bacteria, alas
That hungry for flesh, poses a danger to me

#sargassum #florida #bacteria #beachessafety #cnn #ode #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/health/sargassum-seaweed-blob-flesh-eating-bacteria-scn-wellness/index.html

RT @CMEMS_EU: DYK❓
#Sargassum can cause serious harm to the marine environment🐟 & tourism industry🏖️

Our #CopernicusMarine Service is funding the SODA research project, paving the way for new products for monitoring and response to sargassum invasions

Read more at 👇https://marine.copernicus.eu/news/sargassum-invasion-combating-seaweed-crisis-copernicus-marine-data https://t.co/sVPnvQfWI0

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1666519979099824165

Humans have been using the oceans as a dumping ground for decades, so when flesh-eating bacteria attaches itself to microplastics and single-cell organisms mutate into urchin-killing forms, it doesn't surprise me. I honestly don't know how we're going to solve this kind of shit. Maybe "praying" to the aliens isn't such a bad idea. I remember an old bit of graffiti from the 1990s read, "Space Brothers [sic] help us. Save us from ourselves." Indeed! 👽
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpyjlVO6gRI

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Extinction #Oceans #Scuticociliates #CoralReef #Vibrio #Sargassum #WaterIsLife

Here is part of a 5,000 mile long load of contaminated seaweed hitting Fla and other places in the Caribbean

It’s been given its own name now, since it’s a Thing

Why is this lady walking through it, though? :monkeylook:

#seaweed #sargassum #WhatIsHappening

https://www.newsweek.com/seaweed-flesh-eating-bacteria-florida-sargassum-1803326

Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/03/sargassum-seaweed-algae-florida-bacteria-vibrio?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #Florida #sargassum #FleshEatingBacteria

#Florida researchers find ‘high amounts’ of #FleshEating bacteria in #Sargassum

by Dylan Abad, May 30, 2023

"A new study from Florida Atlantic University is uncovering how the seaweed interacts with #plastic debris and Vibrio bacteria to create the 'perfect pathogen storm' for beachgoers and marine life.

"Samples collected by FAU revealed that Vibrio pathogens had harnessed the unique ability to 'stick' to #microplastics within the seaweed blob. The findings further showed that some #Vibrio bacteria had an ‘omnivorous’ lifestyle that targeted both plant and animal hosts.

"'Another interesting thing we discovered is a set of genes called ‘zot’ genes, which causes leaky gut syndrome,' said assistant professor Tracy Mincer, Ph.D.

"For instance, if a fish eats a piece of plastic and gets infected by this Vibrio, which then results in a leaky gut and diarrhea, it’s going to release waste nutrients such nitrogen and phosphate that could stimulate Sargassum growth and other surrounding organisms.

"Simply put, the combination of the bacteria and microplastics could be responsible, in part, for the rapid growth of Sargassum."

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Extinction #Oceans

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-researchers-find-high-amounts-of-flesh-eating-bacteria-in-sargassum/

New horror revealed in #sargassum blob 👇🦠🌊

https://caymannewsservice.com/2023/05/new-horror-revealed-in-sargassum-blob/

Seaweed is not only a plant but also a giant patch. A new study shows that a massive patch of seaweed called the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is growing at record sizes in the Atlantic Ocean. The study says that the patch is fueled by nutrient runoff from human activities, and that it can have both positive and negative effects on marine life and coastal communities.

#seaweed #atlantic #sargassum

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/giant-patch-seaweed-growing-record-sizes-atlantic/

Sargassum knocks Bill Baggs and other Florida spots from 'best beach' list :

Sargassum again has knocked out Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park from consideration for annual top 10 list of the nations best beaches.

#BillBaggsCapeFlorida #CoastalBeachesMatter #CrandonPark #DrBeach #FIU #FloridaInternationalUniversity #KeyBiscayne #Miami #NBC #Sargassum #StephenLeatherman #TodayShow

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/18/sargassum-knocks-bill-baggs-and-other-florida-spots-from-best-beach-list/

@FantasticalEconomics A fond hope of mine is that the #sargassum gains sentience, chases & captures #desantis , paints his face with makeup, then reads him endless #LGBTQI literature til his "brain" explodes.

*Go woke, Ron, til you go broke*.

RT @DLR_SpaceAgency: Algenplage in der #Karibik
Die Braunalge #Sargassum breitet sich durch Überdüngung, Abholzung & Klimawandel von Jahr zu Jahr schlimmer im Karibischen Meer aus.
🛰 Die Nutzung von Satellitendaten ermöglicht die bessere Überwachung der Algen-Invasion. #Raumfahrt
📷: @CopernicusEU https://t.co/IrUuHp1T9O

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1652627844122525697

Another painting I created for a group gallery show at Yellow Studio in Cross River, NY. #gallery #yellowstudiony #fineart #gouache #acrylagouache #sargassum #climatederangement #environmentalanxiety #orca

#Sargassum, #invasive, sewage-scented #seaweed piling up on beaches across Caribbean, isn’t something most people look upon kindly. But for Omar de Jesús Vazquez Sánchez, his first encounter was “love at first sight.” “Everyone said, ‘It smells horrible!’ and I remember thinking, ‘There’s something more here,’” says Mr. Vazquez, the founder of #Sargablock, a small company in #Mexico’s #YucatánPeninsula that transforms the algae into #construction# blocks.https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2023/0419/The-world-sees-invasive-seaweed.-This-gardener-sees-housing-bricks #ClimateCrisis

Seaweed blobs headed for #Florida #sargassum https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/seaweed-blobs-headed-for-florida-they-are-big-this-time/

#Florida #beaches smothered in smelly #sargassum seaweed with peak season not expected for months https://news.yahoo.com/florida-beaches-smothered-smelly-sargassum-180756175.html

#ImageOfTheDay

The #sargassum 🌱 invasion in the Caribbean Sea continues

A massive mat (measuring more than 1 km in width) of algae is visible in this #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ image of 13 April, when it was located south of Barbados 🇧🇧

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1648944332462800898

Those Seaweed Blobs Headed For Florida? See How Big They Are
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https://nyti.ms/3KNaPlq <-- shared article
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https://eospso.nasa.gov/mission-category/3 <-- NASA Missions: Earth Observing System (EOS)
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#GIS #spatial #remotesensing #mapping #NASA #satellite #water #hydrology #caribbean #research #health #publichealth #atlantic #atlanticocean #spatialanalysis #Sargassum #seaweed #algae #spatiotemporal #agriculturalrunoff #runoff #agriculture #pollution

Largest-yet seaweed bloom headed to Florida and Caribbean

https://earthsky.org/earth/massive-seaweed-bloom-sargassum-florida-and-caribbean-2023/

#gulfofmexico #caribbean #florida #seaweed #sargassum #nature