NOAA: Below-Average Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Measured
August 04, 2022
August 04, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release:
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Low river discharge is a key factor contributing to this year's dead zone
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NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"- an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life - is approximately 3,275 square miles. That&# . . .
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Low river discharge is a key factor contributing to this year's dead zone
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NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"- an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life - is approximately 3,275 square miles. That&# . . .