Scientists have announced that the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone"—where there is so little oxygen that the ocean becomes unsurvivable—is now the size of New Jersey. Around 6,705 square miles of ...

A recently released forecast predicted a larger-then-normal dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico this summer. The dead zone, or hypoxic area, is an area in a body of water with low oxygen that can be ...

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is a complex environmental issue, but it is also a solvable problem. We can avoid the ecological and economic damage that results from allowing algae to choke the Gulf ...

Scientists have released their 2023 forecast for the so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico — predicting it will be around 4,100 square miles this summer. That’s much bigger than last ...

The dead zone, or hypoxic area, is an area in a body of water with low oxygen that can be fatal for fish and marine life. This year it spans 5,827 square miles, which is larger than the average ...

The Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ can kill fish and marine life. How large is it this year? By Tegan Wendland Mississippi River Basin & Ag Water Desk. Updated June 7, 2023 1:56 PM.

To heal the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, ... There's a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico that is so low in oxygen, fish and other aquatic life can't live there. It's called a dead zone.

A so-called "dead zone" the size of Connecticut is set to wreak havoc in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecast.

Officials in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, a partnership between state and federal agencies, have set a goal of reducing the five-year average dead zone size to less ...

Did you know there's a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico? No, we're not talking about the 1983 sci-fi horror film, or the early 2000s sci-fi TV series. This one is very much real.

The dead fish started washing ashore in Brazoria County, roughly 65 miles south of Houston, early on Friday morning, Mr. Frazier said, and park crews were quickly dispatched to clear and bury them ...

Downtown Saint Paul from the Mississippi River on October 22, 2023 in Minnesota. Fertilizer produced by the area's agricultural industry is a notable cause of the Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone'.