NOAA forecasts above-average summer 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 13 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Don Scavia's hypoxia forecast page
A team of scientists, including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist, is forecasting an above-average summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico covering about 5,827 square miles--an area roughly the size of Connecticut.
This summer's dead zone is about 12% higher than the average dead zone measurement over the 37-year perio . . .
Don Scavia's hypoxia forecast page
A team of scientists, including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist, is forecasting an above-average summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico covering about 5,827 square miles--an area roughly the size of Connecticut.
This summer's dead zone is about 12% higher than the average dead zone measurement over the 37-year perio . . .