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This year's Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is 21% smaller than estimates from early June

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...
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NOAA says Gulf of Mexico dead zone is smaller this year

July 31 (UPI) --The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- an area deprived of oxygen -- is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Gulf 'dead zone' nearly size of Connecticut this summer. Some money to help address it may be cut.

The Gulf “dead zone” off Louisiana’s coast was nearly the size of Connecticut this summer, researchers reported Thursday — even as the Trump administration proposes cuts to some federal funding ...
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Gulf of Mexico dead zone shrank in 2025 but still well above goal

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium has a goal of shrinking the zone to 1,900 square miles by 2035. A massive lifeless zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico is significantly smaller than ...