The Gulf of Mexico's 'Dead Zone' Could Nearly Double in Size This Year

Friday, June 23, 2017 - 10:02 in Earth & Climate

Agricultural runoff and biological waste from the Mississippi River fuel algae blooms each year in the Gulf of Mexico, depleting marine oxygen and sometimes triggering massive die-offs.

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