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 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...

July 31 (UPI) --The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- an area deprived of oxygen -- is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

THE "DEAD ZONE" IN THE GULF OF MEXICO -- an area that forms every year where much of the aquatic life has died -- has begun to appear much earlier than usual, indicating it may be larger than in the ...

Student Jorddy Gonzalez and Dr. Cassandra Glaspie retrieve the CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) sensor package after measuring dissolved oxygen at a stop on the Gulf hypoxia cruise. (Photo by ...

Farm runoff could enlarge area of Gulf of Mexico that can’t support sea life. Doug Smith and Debbie Hall put a protective cover over the sand bag levee being built around the town of Hamburg, Ill., on ...

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium has a goal of shrinking the zone to 1,900 square miles by 2035. A massive lifeless zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico is significantly smaller than ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has renamed ...

(The Center Square) − The Gulf of America's "dead zone" has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over 4,400 square miles — roughly a third smaller than ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- If you have ever heard someone talk about a “dead zone” in the Gulf, you might wonder what that means. According to NOAA, the “dead zone” is caused by hypoxia, which refers to ...

Lane Simmons of the U.S. Geological Survey collects a water-quality sample at the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USGS 07374000). Credit: Scott Dennis, USGS. NOAA is forecasting this ...