Scientists have confirmed that the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is now a self-sustaining biological system rather than a temporary event. This massive seaweed bloom stretches 8,000 kilometers and acts as a significant natural carbon sink by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. New predictive models allow for the possibility of intercepting seaweed in open water. By harvesting the biomass before it decomposes on beaches, the captured carbon could be sequestered in the deep ocean or processed into biofuels, turning an environmental nuisance into a climate solution.
