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Huge Sargassum Seaweed Blooms Again Threaten Florida, Caribbean and Mexico

Sargassum Seaweed Blooms Could Get Worse in 2019. Photo Credit: The Weather Channel

Sargassum Seaweed Blooms Could Get Worse in 2019. Photo Credit: The Weather Channel

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The waters off South Florida, Mexico and in the Caribbean could see again this year, researchers say.

A bulletin from the Թϱ said had increased slightly from the record amount recorded in November.

That month, Թϱresearcher Mengqiu Wang found more than double the November average of , the Palm Beach Post writes.

“That means 2019 could be similar to the situation in 2018 but whether it develops into a massive bloom may depend on environmental conditions such as temperature and nutrient availability,” Wang told the newspaper. “The most immediate impact would be in the Caribbean.”

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