It's back, again.
Sargassum, the stinky, slimy bane of beachgoers worldwide, is forecast to swarm over Florida's beaches this summer, experts say.
"2026 is set to be another major sargassum year, and likely a record year," according to scientists at the University of South Florida.
Specifically, Florida's East Coast is bracing for another sargassum onslaught as the thick, smelly seaweed appeared in places such as Cocoa Beach in April.
Sargassum is floating macroalgae that has inundated beaches in Florida and the Caribbean since 2011, damaging tourism, harming the health of humans and marine life and costing local governments millions of dollars a year to clean up.
