NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can ...

The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million ...

The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over ...

A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. The Gulf of Mexico’s annual summer “dead zone” is ...

The massive area of low oxygen can cause fish, shrimp and other marine life to flee or die. It can also affect fish diets, ...

Murky Mississippi River water mixes with the Gulf of Mexico at the birdfoot delta in Louisiana on June 7. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts this year’s “dead zone ...

The Gulf's dead zone is in red, circled by a black line. (NOAA) This was below their June forecast of 4,155 square miles and below the new five-year average of 4,347 square miles.

The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, a partnership formed in 1997 between federal and state agencies and the National Tribal Water Council, aims to reduce the dead zone to ...

The annual “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico along Louisiana’s coast — an area where low to no oxygen in the deepest water can kill fish and other marine life — covered 6,705 square ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- 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 ...

A multi-state, multi-agency Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force was created in 1997 to address the issue, and since then billions of dollars have been spent to decrease the flow of ...