Scientists: dead zone stresses Gulf, action needed

Scientists: dead zone stresses Gulf, action needed By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press 3 August 2011NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists say the massive area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico, known as the "dead zone" because it kills marine species, will create more problems unless fewer fertilizers are dumped into the Mississippi River. Farm runoff [...]

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The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Isn’t Quite Record SizeBut It’s Still Huge

The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Isn't Quite Record SizeBut It's Still Huge By BRYAN WALSH, TIME1 August 2011  Getty Images Hypoxia sounds like a treatment that pop stars would use to keep from aging, but it's actually one of the most serious—if underreported and invisible—environmental threats in the world. Hypoxia occurs when coastal waters become [...]

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Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger than average, but no record

Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' larger than average, but no record By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune1 August 2011The annual low-oxygen "dead zone" along the coasts of Louisiana and Texas covers 6,765 square miles, larger than average and bigger than the state of Connecticut, but is below the size predicted by scientists as a result of [...]

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Did a Storm Distort Mapping of a Gulf Dead Zone?

Did a Storm Distort Mapping of a Gulf Dead Zone? By Joanna M. Foster New York Times 1 August 2011As the Midwest reeled from catastrophic flooding this spring, scientists warned of devastating consequences for the Gulf of Mexico this summer. They feared that chemicals and waste rushing down the Mississippi would result in the largest-ever [...]

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Gulf dead zone large, but not near feared record

Gulf dead zone large, but not near feared record By CAIN BURDEAU and JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press 1 August 2011NEW ORLEANS — The Gulf of Mexico dead zone, the nation's largest marine area of low oxygen, is one of the biggest on record but did not swell to the record sizes scientists feared after the [...]

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