The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over ...

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can ...

The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million ...

The massive area of low oxygen can cause fish, shrimp and other marine life to flee or die. It can also affect fish diets, ...

A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. The Gulf of Mexico’s annual summer “dead zone” is ...

Dead zones, also referred to as “hypoxic zones,” can occur all throughout the world, however the Gulf of Mexico dead zone is the largest hypoxic zone near the United States.

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" has grown this year due to increased rainfall in America's Midwest washing ever greater amounts of nutrients into the Mississippi, which ultimately end up in the Gulf.

This year's dead zone is smaller due to the passage of then-Tropical Storm Hanna in July, which brought high winds and waves that mixed oxygen into the water off Louisiana down to about 65 feet ...

Form the surface, you wouldn’t be able to tell which part of the Gulf of Mexico is a dead zone, according to the Gulf Preservation Society. The water looks no different to our eyes.

They have set a long-term goal of decreasing the size of the Gulf dead zone by more than half its average size, hoping to reduce it to 1,900 square miles. The financial commitment from the EPA is ...