Why is NASA Tracking Seaweed from Space? | Goddard Space Flight Center
Something strange has been happening to the beaches across the Caribbean in recent years.
Large amounts of a brown seaweed–called Sargassum–have been washing up on shorelines. In the open ocean, Sargassum is essential habitat, but can cause a whole host of issues when it washes up on Caribbean coastlines.
So where is this seaweed coming from? And how is NASA tracking it?
Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Scientist: Roy Armstrong (University of Puerto Rico)
Videographer: Milan Loiacono (NASA/ARC)
Visualizer: Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
Animator: Wes Buchanan (ARES Corporation)
Narrator: Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Editor: Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Duration: 4 minutes
Release Date: Sept. 30, 2024
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