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The annual forecast for the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, predicts the section of water where oxygen is unnaturally low will be ...
Despite packed opposition, Escambia County Commissioners approve 'Gulf of America' ordinance to align with state law ...
How does the “dead zone” happen? These hypoxic or “dead zones” occur naturally in the Gulf every year. However, human interactions can cause them to grow larger.
NOAA is forecasting this summer’s Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) “ dead zone ” to be average-sized, covering approximately 5,574 square miles — an area roughly three times the ...
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- If you have ever heard someone talk about a “dead zone” in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), you might wonder what that means. According to NOAA, the ...
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns—even though there's no drought ...
In the Northern Gulf of Mexico, anthropogenic nutrients delivered by the Mississippi River annually produce a dead zone as big as the state of New Jersey. These zones also occur naturally in the open ...
The 1978 deluge began when remnants of a tropical storm crossed the Gulf of Mexico and entered Texas north of Brownsville. When it was over, 33 were dead.
A broad area of weakly spinning low pressure could slowly consolidate and develop into a tropical storm along the ...
Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were ...
Nitrate pollution is likely to force more water-use restrictions. Iowa’s problems are uniquely severe: It has plenty of water ...