If you have ever heard someone talk about a “dead zone” in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), you might ...

The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which president Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, ...

NOAA is forecasting this summer's Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) "dead zone" to be average-sized, covering ...

“Dead zones” are deadly: Few or no organisms can survive in their oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, waters. Often encompassing large swaths of ocean (and even lakes and ponds), dead zones become ...

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 ...

The cyclical event known as the dead zone occurs every year, but scientists predict that this year's could be one of the largest in recorded history. Annual spring rains wash the nutrients used in ...

Scientists at Louisiana State University in late July discovered a dead zone in the Mississippi Sound, sparking a renewed effort by coastal conservationists to raise awareness of the issue and its ...

Reducing dead zones and algal blooms in coastal areas should also improve upstream water quality in watersheds like the Mississippi River Basin, as nitrogen runoff also damages local streams.

The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles, as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low- to ...

The annual forecast for the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, ...