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There is a “brown strip” spread in the middle of the ocean which is visible even from space. It sounds strange, but this is not a road, but a plant floating in water. The name of this plant is Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt. It is a huge brown marine plant that has spread to such a large extent that it now looks like a long brown ribbon on the earth’s map. Scientists are surprised to see this because this plant is now about 8,850 kilometers long and 37.5 million tonnes heavy. That means it has covered an area as big as America.
What is the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that is going viral on social media?
Sargassum is a type of brown colored sea plant or algae. Earlier it was found only in the Sargasso Sea, which is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. But now this plant has spread rapidly from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists saw its first major expansion in 2011. At that time it was a small group, but now it has spread throughout the ocean. Scientists say that this plant is spreading rapidly because the elements called nitrogen and phosphorus have increased in the sea water. These elements mostly reach the sea by flowing from fields and dirty water (sewage) of cities. Due to this, the plants get a lot of “fertilizer” and they start growing faster. This is the reason why the Sargassum belt is no longer under control.
This belt is as dangerous as it is beautiful.
This belt serves as home for many fishes, prawns, turtles and eels of the sea. These sea creatures hide among it and also use it for their food. That means, in a way, it has become a floating forest of the sea. But, its disadvantages are also very big. When this belt reaches the sea shore, it makes the beaches dirty. This causes problems for tourism, fishing, and even power plants (nuclear plants).
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Users were also surprised
When its pictures went viral on social media and people came to know that something like this had spread in the ocean, they were surprised. Users expressed surprise and said that if such a plant is spreading in water, then there is definitely something special in it. One user wrote… I am surprised to see it, I would like to see it with my own eyes. Another user wrote…The magic of nature is amazing, it can show anything.
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