NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 6,700 square miles ...

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. For decades, ...

An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico. An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic "dead zones" in the Gulf of ...

Researchers have studied the emergence of hypoxia -- low oxygen levels -- in the Gulf over three decades, a stressor on the health of marine life in the region and the larger ecosystem. A team of ...

The occurrence of low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) in coastal waters may alter trophic interactions within the water column. This study identified a threshold at which hypoxia in the northern Gulf of ...

The Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic "dead zone" at the end of the Mississippi River is seen by satellite south of Louisiana in 2017. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Buy Photo NEW ORLEANS -- ...

Researchers have studied the emergence of hypoxia - low oxygen levels - in the Gulf over three decades, a stressor on the health of marine life in the region and the larger ecosystem A team of ...

NOAA-supported scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 2,116 square miles, or equivalent to ...

The “dead zone” where the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico — an area of low oxygen that cannot sustain life, fueled by pollution running the length of the river — clocked in at 3,275 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Two tugboats push a barge on the Mississippi River on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in St. Louis. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer ...