Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt: Scientists are alarmed by a striking phenomenon in earth’s oceans. A brown algae belt stretches nearly 8,850 km from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Named the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), it weighs an estimated 37.5 million tons and is visible even from space.

The belt threatens both marine ecosystems and human life. Its first major appearance occurred in 2011. Since then, its size has doubled annually. Its width now rivals the North American continent.

What Is Sargassum; Why Is It Dangerous?

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Sargassum is floating seaweed once confined to the Sargasso Sea. It provides natural habitat for small marine organisms and fish while drifting on the ocean surface. The problem emerged when it began expanding be

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