NOAA-supported scientists find large Gulf dead zone, but smaller than predicted
NOAA-supported scientists find large Gulf dead zone, but smaller than predicted29 July 2013 NOAA-supported scientists found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic “dead” zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size of Connecticut, the 2013 Gulf dead zone indicates nutrients from the Mississippi River [...]