Satellite images show the unusually large mat of seagrass called Sargassum that USF scientists in St. Petersburg are tracking ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — 2025 is likely to be a “major” year for Sargassum seaweed, which occurs in thick mats that sometimes ...

Researchers in Florida used satellite imagery and found exceptionally high amounts of sargassum seaweed in the Atlantic ...

When Dr. Dennis McGillicuddy fished with his grandfather in the waters off the coast of Miami, he said they looked for sargassum–because seaweed was a sign of life.  “Our objective was to find ...

This week on The Florida Roundup, we checked in with meteorologist Megan Borowski to talk about the record-breaking snowfall ...

Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow away from shore, often causing life-threatening conditions for swimmers ...

Stallone was seeking permission from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps for a "floating seaweed barrier" at his property to prevent seaweed and other debris ...

Action star Sylvester Stallone's plans to place a floating seaweed barrier in the area's Intracoastal Waterway by his South Florida estate has reportedly ticked off nearby neighbors. The 78-year ...

Sargassum is the formal name of the leafy brown seaweed that floats on top of the ocean and is blown ashore in Florida beginning in the spring. There’s a lot of it out in the Atlantic now ...