Ah summertime. Time for gloom and doom, whether it be hurricane predictions, hot tub ocean temperatures, or the annual warning that the seaweed blob known as sargassum is looking to ruin your beach picnic when it comes ashore.

But fear not. Southeast Florida area beaches may again be spared, like last year, when there was a prediction of a huge bloom coming our way.

A new bulletin from the University of South Florida paints a grim picture. Current estimates suggest that there are around 37.5 million metric tons of sargassum involved in this latest bloom, more than 40% higher than the previous record set in June of 2022. Regional totals for the month of May are more than double compared to previous years. The authors of the study predict these totals to only increase in June and July as

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