Average Size “Dead Zone” in Anything but an Average Year
Average Size "Dead Zone" in Anything but an Average YearPRESS RELEASE, JULY 26, 2004 The coast-wide extent of the Louisiana "dead zone" mapped this week is slightly larger than average at 15,040 km2 (5,800 square miles). The long-term average since mapping began in 1985 is 13,000 km2 (5,000 square miles). The river flow and the [...]