NOAA Forecasts Summer 'Dead Zone' of Nearly 5.4K Square Miles in Gulf of Mexico
June 03, 2022
June 03, 2022
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release:
NOAA is forecasting a summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that will be approximately 5,364 square miles, making it about average for the 35-year history of the summertime dead zone measurements in the region. The forecast is lower than last year's measured size and slightly lower than the five-year average measur . . .
NOAA is forecasting a summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that will be approximately 5,364 square miles, making it about average for the 35-year history of the summertime dead zone measurements in the region. The forecast is lower than last year's measured size and slightly lower than the five-year average measur . . .