Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt Map 2024. In march 2023, scientists found that the amount of sargassum floating in the belt was the largest of any march on record. Excessive amounts of sargassum raise the chances that large mats will break free from the prevailing currents and wash ashore later this spring and summer in.
Published on january 17, 2024 at 1:47 pm. Origin and drivers of the great atlantic sargassum belt (gasb) sargassum inundation events (sies):
“This Indicates That 2024 Will Be Another Major Sargassum Year.” The Weight Of Last Year's Sargassum Belt Was Estimated To Be 13 Million Tons At Its Peak.
Darker red corresponds to denser quantities of seaweed;
Our Map Plunges You Into The Heart Of This Environmental Catastrophe, Making You Feel The Urgency Of The Situation.
Published on january 17, 2024 at 1:47 pm.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt—A Goopy Mass Of Leafy, Floating Seaweed Stretching Across 5,000 Miles—Is Slated To Be A Nuisance Of Record Breaking.
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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt In April 2023, As Detected By Satellite Imagery.
Our map plunges you into the heart of this environmental catastrophe, making you feel the urgency of the situation.
In The Last Decade, The Atlantic Ocean Has Witnessed The Emergence Of An Unusual Phenomenon:
The map above shows sargassum density in the central atlantic ocean.
Scientists Used Satellite Imagery To Map Out The Sargassum Belt.