Gulf “Dead Zone” Expanding
The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could more than double in size as the result of floodwaters that have poured out of the Mississippi River. Oceanographers at Texas A&M say the "dead zone" could grow from 38-hundred-square miles to more than 94-hundred-square miles.
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