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 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 ...

Reducing dead zones and algal blooms in coastal areas should also improve upstream water quality in watersheds like the Mississippi River Basin, as nitrogen runoff also damages local streams.

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 ...