Swaths of sargassum are blanketing the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.

Crews in Galveston County are keeping a close eye on an enormous mat of seaweed floating out at sea.

A giant blob of seaweed creeping in the Atlantic Ocean is headed to the Gulf of Mexico. It sounds like something from a horror movie -- except this blob isn’t eating people.

In March, the blob made landfall at numerous Florida beaches, covering them in seaweed. Now, the blob is reportedly headed to Galveston, Texas.

I’m not a landscaper but by definition a “weed” is basically anything growing where you don’t want it! And while seaweed has its marine benefits offshore, this nuisance algae is anything but wanted onshore!