NOAA is forecasting this summer's Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) "dead zone" to be average-sized, covering approximately 5,574 square miles—an area roughly three times the size of ...

The hypoxic conditions affect commercial and recreational fishing as well as cause ecological harm. Efforts to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf are largely outlined in the Environmental Protection ...

Efforts to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf are largely outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan. Long-term, its goal is to reduce the dead zone to about ...

Their study predicts the hypoxic zone to be around 4,800 square miles, taking into account how warmer water temperatures have altered the Gulf’s complex food web, helping reduce the dead zone.

How does the “dead zone” happen? These hypoxic or “dead zones” occur naturally in the Gulf every year. However, human interactions can cause them to grow larger. Excess nutrients come down ...

Home / News / Environmental News Size of Gulf ‘dead zone’ expected to be average this year. Funding woes for research and action could be much bigger The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which president Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, predicts the section of water where oxygen is unnaturally low will be ...

Zone 2 running means staying within that second of five heart rate zones, which equals about 60 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. It’s the zone in which you can have a conversation, but ...

The convergence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers near St. Louis fuels the region's infamous summer humidity and spring ...