Today, NOAA-supported scientists announced 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 3,058 square miles. That’s almost two million acres of habitat potentially unavailable to fish and bottom species nearly as large as the land area of Yellowstone National Park.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 2, 2023 - 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.
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.
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