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 ...

Future of the Dead Zone: NOAA and the EPA have together established the “Mississippi River and Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force”. This interagency hopes to reduce the dead zone to “1,900 ...

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 "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.