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The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, a partnership formed in the late 1990s with the goal of reducing the size and severity of the hypoxic zone, currently is co-chaired by Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.

An expert says drought made the Mississippi River sluggish and led to a smaller than average dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico — an area where theres too little

Drought made the Mississippi River sluggish and led to a smaller than average dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico — an area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, the scientist who's been measuring it for decades said Wednesday.

The good news/bad news? Bad: Its twice as big as the goal. Good: Its 20% smaller than 2021. Bad: We made this problem. Good: Were trying to fix it.

The so-called dead zone where the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico, an area of low oxygen that cannot sustain life, clocked in at 3,275 square miles this year -- below the recent average and smaller than what was previously predicted, but almost twice the target goal set by the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force.

Low river discharge is a key factor contributing to this year’s dead zone

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…

The good news/bad news? Bad: Its twice as big as the goal. Good: Its 20% smaller than 2021. Bad: We made this problem. Good: Were trying to fix it.

The good news/bad news? Bad: Its twice as big as the goal. Good: Its 20% smaller than 2021. Bad: We made this problem. Good: Were trying to fix it.

The good news/bad news? Bad: Its twice as big as the goal. Good: Its 20% smaller than 2021. Bad: We made this problem. Good: Were trying to fix it.