Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is the size of Connecticut By Melodi Smith and Jason Hanna, CNN5 August 2014  A dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has formed west of the Mississippi River delta. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is caused by an algae blooms that suck up oxygen Scientists first [...]

Gulf of Mexico dead zone not shrinking as hoped, researchers find By Amy Wold, The Advocate6 August 2014  It was with mixed emotions that Nancy Rabalais and other scientists headed to the Gulf of Mexico for the annual mapping of the low-oxygen area known commonly as the “dead zone.” It was the 30th year Rabalais [...]

400,000 in Toledo, Ohio, water scare await test results By By Susanna Capelouto and Mark Morgenstein, CNN3 August 2014 (CNN) -- As residents of Toledo, Ohio, waited for word on when their water will be safe to drink, Mayor D. Michael Collins said Sunday morning that tests of the water supply were going to take longer [...]

Dead zone in Gulf shrinks By Michael Kimmel, The Battalion online21 July 2014For 10 years, Texas A&M oceanography professor and researcher Steve DiMarco has led a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, to study and predict hypoxic regions of water.  According to the team’s findings, the hypoxic — or oxygen depleted regions of water [...]

Check out a blog post and photos of LUMCON hypoxia sonde servicing By Dr. Cameron Thrash2 July 2014 http://thethrashlab.com/2014/07/02/platform-dive-1-to-service-lumcon-hypoxia-sondes/

Scientists from Twelve Land-Grant Universities Forge Partnership with Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Hypoxia Task Force By Nassau News Live30 June 2014Scientists from land-grant universities in 12 central U.S. states have entered into a partnership with the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Hypoxia Task Force to support state and national efforts to reduce water pollution [...]

Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" about the size of Connecticut By Christopher Doering, The Des Moines Register24 June 2014  (Photo: Charlie Neibergall AP) U.S. scientists are expecting an average "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico in 2014 that will cover an area about the size of the state of Connecticut. The forecast, developed by [...]

Gulf of Mexico dead zone expected to be average size this summer By Advocate staff report25 June 2014Associated Press photo by Johnny Hanson -- First year Texas A&M oceanography student, Rebecca Gray, boards the research boat, RV Manta June 17, 2014, on Pelican Island in Galveston, Texas. She and a group of faculty and students [...]

Gulf dead zone forecast to be average size this summer By Keith Magill25 June 2014This summer's dead zone off Louisiana will be about average, roughly the size of Connecticut, researchers say. The annual Gulf of Mexico dead zone, where water lacks enough oxygen to support marine life, will span 4,633 to 5,708 square miles. The [...]

NOAA, Partners Predict an Average Dead Zone for Gulf of Mexico; Slightly Above Average Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay By Ben Sherman, Michael Woodside, Ethan Alpern, USGS24 June 2014Scientists are expecting an average, but still large, hypoxic or "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico this year, and slightly above-average hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay.   [...]