New York Times | 22 August 2026 | By K. R. CallawayPhotographs and Video by Bryan TarnowskiReporting from Baton Rouge and Houma, La.In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast. On a sweltering night in late July, a team of scientists gathered onboard the R.V. [...]

NOAA | 5 August 2026 NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement. Hypoxic areas, also called “dead zones,” are areas with little to no oxygen in the water, which can [...]