Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Forecasted to be Smaller Than Average
EW ORLEANS (AP) - The oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155
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EW ORLEANS (AP) - The oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155
The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles this year.
The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles this year
A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting a summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that will cover an estimated 4,155 square miles, which is below the 5,364-square-mile average over the 36-year history of dead zone measurements in the region.
Scientists forecast the low-oxygen zone will be around 4,100 square miles this summer, despite federal efforts to reduce nutrient runoff from fertilizer use on Midwest farms.