Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa

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Apr 16, 2026, 3:00 pm278 ptsTrendingTop
Massive blooms of Sargassum seaweed that have inundated coastlines across the Atlantic since 2011 likely originate off the coast of West Africa—forming years before they are visible and overturning long-standing assumptions about where these events begin.

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