US EditionGulf of America ‘dead zone’ shrank sharply in 2025, scientists say - American Press
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Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ shrank sharply in 2025, scientists say - American Press
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over 4,400 square miles — roughly a third smaller than last year and far less than the long-term average, federal officials announced Wednesday. The dead zone, a stretch of oxygen-depleted water that forms annually off the Louisiana and Texas coasts, is caused primarily by excess nutrients…
The so-called “dead zone” of the Gulf of Mexico—a marine region with oxygen levels so low that they can suffocate marine life—recorded an area of 4402 square miles (approximately 2.8 million acres) this year.
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