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 ...

A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. The Gulf of Mexico’s annual summer “dead zone” is caused by nutrients flushed from the Mississippi River watershed into the ...

The United Nations currently estimates the number of dead zones at more than 500 globally, covering 250,000 square miles, with no significant coastal waters left untouched by this phenomenon. Some of ...

The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million acres where fish can't live.

I got to explore the surrealness of the Gulf and its dead zone first-hand. About 15 miles out to sea off the Louisiana coast, the Gulf resembled a construction site. Oil rigs were all around.

The dead zone, a stretch of oxygen-depleted water that forms annually off the Louisiana and Texas coasts, is caused primarily by excess nutrients washing into the Gulf from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya ...

NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life — to be approximately 4,880 square miles ...

When nutrient pollution flows into the Gulf of Mexico, it spurs growth of bacteria that consume oxygen. That creates a so-called “dead zone,” a vast area where it’s difficult or impossible ...

NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “ dead zone ” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 6,700 square ...

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 Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million acres where fish can't live.