Dr. Rabalais' Research Highlighted in "Science" Magazine By Josh CollinsFebruary 28, 2001 "Science" Magazine Writes Article About Nancy Rabalais Congratulations to Dr. Nancy "Queen of the Dead Zone" Rabalais, who was featured in the February 9 issue of "Science" Magazine as perhaps the most regarded scientist when dealing with the Dead Zone in the Gulf [...]

Mapping of the Dead Zone CompletedJuly 26, 2000/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MappingPressRelease2000.doc Scientists just completed mapping this summer’s area of low oxygen off the Louisiana coast.  The area covers 4,400 km2 (1,700 square miles), the smallest zone since the Mississippi River drought conditions of 1988.  This year’s zone was 1/5 the size of the 1999 record-breaking 20,000 km2 (7,728 [...]