Scientists say Florida has hit a new monthly seaweed record.
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The University of South Florida oceanography lab says the Great Atlantic Sargassum seaweed belt has hit record numbers and continues to grow.
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The seaweed belt extends from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
The lab hasn’t said why scientists think it’s so large now.
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