#Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ smaller-than-average this summer due to storms
“#Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ smaller-than-average this summer due to storms” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The bottom area of low oxygen in Louisiana coastal waters west of the Mississippi River, commonly known as the “Dead Zone,” was mapped at a much smaller-than-average size this summer. The area was 2,117 square miles, which is larger than…