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Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Smaller Than Predicted

LPH

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Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Smaller Than Predicted

Predictive models of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico suggested the dead zone would range in size from 7,286 to 8,561 square miles. Instead, a July survey group measured the zone to be 5,840 square miles, about the state of Connecticut.

According to NOAA: Hypoxia [low oxygen] is fueled by nutrient runoff from agricultural and other human activities in the watershed. These nutrients stimulate an overgrowth of algae that...
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