An extreme North Atlantic Oscillation event drove the pelagic Sargassum tipping point

Abstract The proliferation of pelagic Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic since 2011 is causing considerable health and economic concerns as large amounts of this brown alga arrive and accumulate in coastal ecosystems of western Africa and of the greater Caribbean Sea every year. Many hypotheses have...

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Main Authors: Julien Jouanno, Sarah Berthet, Frank Muller-Karger, Olivier Aumont, Julio Sheinbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02074-x
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