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 ...

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

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. For ...

The Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone is a product of nutrient-rich water flowing from the Mississippi River watershed, which reaches up into Canada and drains water from 32 states.

The Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" is the 12th largest on record this year, according to a Thursday report from NOAA-supported scientists. It's roughly 6,705 square miles this year, larger than ...

News The Gulf Of Mexico’s Dead Zone Is The Biggest Ever Seen A record-setting “dead zone,” where water doesn’t have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer.

Studies in the spring had predicted the third-largest dead zone ever — nearly 8,200 square miles (21,200 sq. kilometers). Those studies are based on examining nitrogen and phosphorus in the ...

Environmental biologists foresee a record-size "dead zone" for the Gulf of Mexico this summer, a New Jersey-sized patch of water deadly to marine life, federal officials announced on Tuesday.

The Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" is the 12th largest on record this year, according to a Thursday report from NOAA-supported scientists. It's roughly 6,705 square miles this year, larger than ...

Gulf of Mexico dead zone, July 2017. The map shows an area nearly 400 miles (643km) across. N. Rabalais, LSU/LUMCON Fish and other mobile sea creatures are able to escape the suffocating dead zone.