Ocean 'dead zones' expanding worldwide: study
Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 01:56
in Earth & Climate
Oceanic "dead zones" where marine life cannot survive have been steadily increasing over the past five decades and now encompass 400 coastal areas of the world, a US-Swedish study said Friday.
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