SciShow: Are We Making More Bermuda Triangles?

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Content of the Lesson: One reason the Bermuda Triangle has scared people for generations is the seaweed. And thanks to eutrophication and other human causes, that Sargassum seaweed is starting to travel the world. Here's how we're accidentally making more of those treacherous seaweed patches. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12860 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23135-7 https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/plants-algae/too-much-good-thing-atlantic-sargassum-belt https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/4/2022/11/SRCCL_SPM.pdf https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aat8785 https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/nutrients-and-eutrophication&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1685982074894256&usg=AOvVaw3omQrKv16o40VsjvKUYOxC IMAGES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Gyre.png#/media/File:North_Atlantic_Gyre.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seaweed_wash_wild_ashore_at_Busua_Beach_western_Region_Ghana_05.jpg https://www.climate.gov/media/15194 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Atlantic_Sargassum_Belt_2.jpg https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151188/a-massive-seaweed-bloom-in-the-atlantic https://www.gettyimages.com


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