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Atlantic Sargassum Belt Hits No. 2 Satellite-Era Peak as Gulf Sets Record
NASA and University of South Florida measurements put June 2026 biomass at regional records in the Caribbean and Gulf, with July observations showing a decline.
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NOAA Raises Odds of a Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season to 75%
The Aug. 6 update projects 7–13 named storms for the full season and cites a strengthening El Niño, while stressing that it is not a landfall forecast.