The seaweed invasion is underway.

There are likely several factors fueling the blooms.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's coming. Floating across the ocean's surface in brown, island-sized ...

The last time Toronto resident Victoria Brosman vacationed in South Florida she swore she'd never return. The sand by her beachfront hotel in Bal Harbour was piled high with sargassum, a scratchy ...

The beaches of South Florida are currently clogged with bristly, stinky and downright annoying piles of seaweed known as ...

Smelly seaweed is covering Florida beaches - and researchers warn other states to be prepared - Sargassum smells like rotten eggs because it emits hydrogen sulfide as it rots ...

While the Mexican president is downplaying the issue, the sargassum invasion is a lot worse than he is letting on. The floating algae has now invaded the coastlines in South Florida and the Caribbean ...

Nesting season began a little over six weeks ago, and this week marks NOAA's official Sea Turtle Week. The most recent ...

This year is predicted to be another record-setting sargassum year, with potentially more blooms reaching shore than last year. The problem is only expected to get worse, with blooms growing larger ...