The so-called Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is about twice the width of the US and hundreds of tonnes of it are washing up on beaches and causing problems.
A vast blanket of seaweed about 5,000 miles across is threatening beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Visible from space, the so-called Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is believed to have some benefits, including serving as a habitat for certain fish and crustaceans and absorbing carbon dioxide.There it can choke corals, wreak havoc on coastal ecosystems and diminish water and air quality as it rots. Brian LaPointe, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University's Harbour Branch Oceanographic Institute, told NBC:"It's incredible.Mr LaPointe, who has studied Sargassum for four decades, said huge piles typically come ashore in South Florida in May, but beaches in Key West are already being inundated with algae.
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