Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Mississippi Dead Zone expands

Researchers predict that the Mississippi River dead zone, the area of low oxygen or no oxygen in bottom waters, could be the biggest ever observed (since 1985).

2009 Forecast
of the Summer Hypoxic Zone Size, Northern Gulf of Mexico


They do not that stirring from a couple of storms could make this better, but it's hard to wish for a hurricane to hit the northern Gulf Coast, isn't it?

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