A 'surprising' cause of sargassum blooms in Caribbean: Study pinpoints changes in circulation and wind patterns
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A recent study published in Nature Communications may ...
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'Surprising' cause of sargassum blooms in Caribbean
Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers, as the ...
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The "Surprising" Cause of the Caribbean Sargassum Blooms
Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011 | Earth And The Environment ...
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Co-authored USF study identifies ‘surprising’ cause of sargassum blooms in Caribbean
Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009–2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum ...
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Research reveals possible cause behind sargassum blooms on Florida beaches
A USF study found that vertical currents are likely behind the algae blooms that dump sargassum onto Florida beaches each ...
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Researchers identify ‘tipping point’ that caused Sargassum inundations in the Caribbean
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.