Scientists have announced that the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone"—where there is so little oxygen that the ocean becomes unsurvivable—is now the size of New Jersey. Around 6,705 square miles of ...

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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In an annual prediction of the size of the Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone,” scientists this week said this summer’s will be the third-largest ever: roughly the size of New Jersey. NEW ORLEANS (CN) – In ...

The northern Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” area with little to no oxygen will become larger than the state of Connecticut by the end of July, according to a study published Thursday. (CN) – The ...

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about the formation of these vast areas where no life can survive A satellite image of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, where 'dead zones' can ...

Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico based on several NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency)-supported forecast models. NOAA-supported modellers at ...

Scientists have recorded one of the largest "dead zones" in the Gulf's history this year. This oxygen-sapped area -- currently about the size of New Jersey-- is caused in large part by fertilizer ...

Shakespeare's famous line from Romeo and Juliet came to mind after US President Donald Trump controversially announced he had renamed the Gulf of Mexico ... marine dead zone, an area of sea ...