
From the Vault: The Sargasso Sea
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Sargasso Sea - Why Waves of Seaweed Are Smothering Caribbean Beaches
Satellite photos show that the bloom really began in april of two thousand 11, which correlates with these pile ups on the beaches. Water coming out of the amazon river is probably being especially saturated with nutrients from agriculture. Another factor that they're talking about is access to the seed populations of of seaweed.
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