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

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 ...

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, the Gulf’s dead zone measures an area of 6,334 square miles—30 percent larger than the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) predicted 4,880 square miles.

The annual “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which last year was the size of New Jersey, is forecast to persist for several decades, a new study said.

Scientists just measured the largest dead zone ever recorded for the Gulf of Mexico, a whopping 8,776 square miles, massive enough to cover all of New Jersey.