Hypoxic or “dead zone” in Gulf to be average-sized this year

A twice-as-big-as-Rhode-Island-sized area in the Gulf will be devoid of marine life this summer according to NOAA scientists. The forecast for the hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ will be approximately 5,780 square miles. More from…

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