News Big, stinky blob of algae takes aim at Florida beaches. What’s causing it? Is it climate change? March 14, 2023Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAYComments Off on Big, stinky blob of algae takes aim at Florida beaches. What’s causing it? Is it climate change? A 5,000 mile swath of a smelly seaweed called sargassum could soon blanket beaches in Florida and the Caribbean. What's going on?