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 dead zone is an area where there is very little to no oxygen, a situation known as hypoxia, that NOAA says can kill fish and marine life. In June, NOAA predicted an area of 5,827 square miles ...

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.

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square ...

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 ...

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.

(The Center Square) – A low-oxygen "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico was larger than average and what was predicted, a recent survey found. The "dead zone" with little to no oxygen can kill fish ...

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.

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'.