{"id":408,"date":"2023-07-06T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T14:31:56","slug":"can-sargassum-stop-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/en\/can-sargassum-stop-hurricanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sargassum Seaweed stop Hurricanes ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d00f506a alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e65ed3da\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3026197241\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp 768w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC-18x9.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">There is a lot of seaweed in the Atlantic basin, but is it enough to stop hurricanes? Is that even possible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The sargassum stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, and even into the Gulf of Mexico. In this video, Brian Shields \u201cMr. Weatherman\u201d explore the impacts it has on water temperatures and developing tropical storms and hurricanes !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">The answer on video :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Seaweed stop Hurricanes?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/19CxgQqb9gc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=19CxgQqb9gc\" target=\"_blank\">Earth QC<\/a>&nbsp;YouTube Channel or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MrWeatherman\">Mr. Weatherman<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-79d52dd6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Bloc horizontal -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8448343880170654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7135998490\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of seaweed in the Atlantic basin, but is it enough to stop hurricanes? 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I started giving forecasts with a blackboard when I was 5 years old. I graduated from Villanova University with a degree in geography. With my professor, I published two studies on hurricanes and their impact on increasing precipitation in the eastern United States. I graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Broadcast Meteorology. I also hold a certificate in Emergency Management from Florida State University. My career began at the ABC affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland. Then at the ABC affiliate in Charleston, West Virginia. I am a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM Seal holder) by the American Meteorological Society and also have my National Weather Association Weather Broadcast Seal of Approval. I am a former board member of the Orlando Science Center and continue to partner with them on special projects. I'm a big fan of the New York Yankees. And when college basketball season comes around, I'm glued to the TV to watch my Villanova Wildcats! My wife, our three sons (the future Orlando Magic frontcourt) and I live in Orlando. We spend our free time eating too much pizza. If you have any suggestions on where to find the best pizza, let me know !","url":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/en\/author\/brian-shields\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp",768,404,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC-300x158.webp",300,158,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp",768,404,false],"large":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp",768,404,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp",768,404,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC.webp",768,404,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brian-Schield-Earth-QC-18x9.webp",18,9,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Brian Shields","author_link":"https:\/\/sargassummonitoring.com\/en\/author\/brian-shields\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"There is a lot of seaweed in the Atlantic basin, but is it enough to stop hurricanes? Is that even possible? The sargassum stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, and even into the Gulf of Mexico. 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