Within the Florida Keys, a file bloom of sargassum seaweed continues drifting into lagoons and marinas and piling on seashores.
MARATHON, Fla. – Beachgoers needed to wade by means of huge blobs of the smelly sargassum seaweed because it overtook the Florida Keys shoreline over the weekend.
Aerial video reveals individuals making an attempt to benefit from the water, however the seaweed washed onto the shoreline, invading lagoons and piling onto seashores.
Scientists have warned of the potential of the seaweed stretching hundreds of miles and overtaking Florida seashores all through spring and summer time.
WHERE DOES THE SEAWEED BLOB IN FLORIDA COME FROM?
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Beachgoers stroll previous seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Jason the canine lays on seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Stories point out that this summer time, an enormous mass of sargassum seaweed that has shaped within the Atlantic Ocean is probably headed for the Florida coastlines and shores all through the Gulf of Mexico. The sargassum, a naturally occurring sort of macroalgae, spans greater than 5,000 miles.
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A tractor plows seaweed that washed ashore into the seaside sand on March 16, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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An enormous buildup of seaweed that scientists have tracked for months has began to scrub ashore the Sunshine State, with specialists warning that the worst may nonetheless be forward.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Beachgoers stroll previous seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Stories point out that this summer time, an enormous mass of sargassum seaweed that has shaped within the Atlantic Ocean is probably headed for the Florida coastlines and shores all through the Gulf of Mexico. The sargassum, a naturally occurring sort of macroalgae, spans greater than 5,000 miles. (Picture by Joe Raedle/Getty Photos)
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A useless fish is seen within the seaweed at Oceanfront Park in Boynton Seashore, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Officers have confirmed that crimson tide has appeared on Florida's Atlantic Coast. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Solar Sentinel/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Photos)
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Sargassum seaweed alongside the seashores in Fort Lauderdale on June 23, 2022. The town has began composting the seaweed into soil. (Picture: Brandy Campbell/FOX Climate)
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Sargassum seaweed has been washing up on Florida seashores making a rotten egg odor.
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Sargassum seaweed traces the seashores in Fort Lauderdale on June 23, 2022. The town has began composting the seaweed into soil. (Picture: Brandy Campbell/FOX Climate)
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Beachgoers sit among the many sargassum seaweed that traces the seashores in Fort Lauderdale on June 23, 2022. The town has began composting the seaweed into soil. (Picture: Brandy Campbell/FOX Climate)
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Smathers Seashore seaweed 3/23/2023
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The enormous bloom of seaweed continues to develop and has develop into an issue, particularly for these within the Florida Keys.
Final weekend, video captured the scope of the 5,000-mile-wide blob of smelly sargassum seaweed invading the Florida Keys. The aerial video confirmed thick piles of decomposing seaweed overwhelming the shores of Cocoplum Seashore in Marathon.
A 5,000-mile-wide blob of floating sargassum seaweed has reached the Florida Keys, and video from Cocoplum Seashore on Easter Sunday in Marathon, Florida, reveals it washing on shore and piled up alongside the seaside.
Because of the currents close to the Florida Keys, the thick blobs have been getting pushed nearer to shore, resulting in some disagreeable days for beachgoers.
Officers say the rotting seaweed releases hydrogen sulfide fuel, making the seaside odor like rotten eggs. The hydrogen sulfide also can irritate the eyes, nostril and throat, which will be significantly problematic for individuals with bronchial asthma and different respiratory circumstances.
The Florida Well being Division says that the seaweed also can result in impacts on creatures residing within the sargassum.
A seagull walks over seaweed that washed ashore on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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