The size of the dead zone in 2024 is about 3.5 times higher than the 2025 reduction target of 1,930 square miles set by the Mississippi River Nutrient Task Force, according to NOAA. Gulf Coast ...

The size of the dead zone peaks annually in July. The dead zone in the Gulf has been monitored for the past 32 years. It stretches from the mouth of the Mississippi River into Texas and is created ...

The dead zone runs from the Mississippi delta to Texas south of Houston. The dead zone is not just a climate change issue. It also runs much of an industry that depends on fishing in the area.

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about the formation of these vast areas where no life can survive A satellite image of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, where 'dead zones' can ...

Its goal is to bring together experts from various fields who can bring solutions to communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. "All of our communities across the Gulf Coast struggle ...