Scientists have released their 2023 forecast for the so-called “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico — predicting it will be around 4,100 square miles this summer. That’s much bigger than last ...

The Gulf's dead zone is in red, circled by a black line. (NOAA) This was below their June forecast of 4,155 square miles and below the new five-year average of 4,347 square miles.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," an area of water with oxygen so low it can kill wildlife, is smaller than expected.

A 'dead zone' about the size of New Jersey lurks in the Gulf of Mexico A dead zone occurs at the bottom of a body of water when there isn't enough oxygen in the water to support marine life.

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is smaller this year, primarily because the Mississippi River basin is so dry, the waterway is moving less water and carrying fewer nutrients from states like ...

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 ...

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.

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A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery could take decades.

This year’s dead zone NOAA reports that this year’s research ship found the dead zone was about 3,060 square miles, a little smaller than the size of Yellowstone National Park.

The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this summer is more than twice the size of last year’s oxygen-deprived area that can’t support marine life, NOAA announced Thursday.