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Average-sized 'dead zone' forecast for Gulf of Mexico

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-06-04

A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is 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 4,880 square miles, a bit smaller than the state of Connecticut.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-06-average-sized-dead-zone-gulf-mexico.html