NOAA Forecasts Average-Sized 'Dead Zone' for the Gulf of Mexico
June 04, 2021
June 04, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release:
NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone" -- an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life -- to be approximately 4,880 square miles. The 2021 forecasted area is smaller than, but close to the five-year average measured size of 5,400 square miles.
NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone" -- an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life -- to be approximately 4,880 square miles. The 2021 forecasted area is smaller than, but close to the five-year average measured size of 5,400 square miles.