The Chesapeake Bay’s 2025 summer dead zone measured near long-term average levels, according to a new report released last ...

Scientists at Louisiana State University in late July discovered a dead zone in the Mississippi Sound, sparking a renewed effort by coastal conservationists to raise awareness of the issue and its ...

The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over 4,400 square miles — roughly a third smaller than last year and far less ...

The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which president Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, predicts the section of water where oxygen is unnaturally low will be about ...

Murky, sediment-rich Mississippi River water mixes with saltwater in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana on June 7. The Mississippi River carries nutrient runoff from 41% of the United ...

Every summer, as if on cue, a monstrous dead zone blows up in the Gulf of Mexico, wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems and making survival impossible for marine life. For over 40 years, this dead zone ...

In spite of above-average rainfall this spring, the Chesapeake Bay’s low-oxygen “dead zone” is predicted to be slightly larger than average this year. Though this year’s increased rainfall led to ...

Bull sharks use the Indian River Lagoon as a nursery. Juveniles live in the lagoon for up to 8 years before moving to the ocean. A Shark Week crew found one dead and one diseased bull shark. Shark ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- If you have ever heard someone talk about a “dead zone” in the Gulf, you might wonder what that means. According to NOAA, the “dead zone” is caused by hypoxia, which refers to ...

You could call it “Dead Zone East,” a 1,634-square-mile area of Gulf of Mexico bottom waters with dangerously low levels of oxygen on the east side of the Mississippi River. It's a bit larger than the ...

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 ...

New data has emerged showing that the low-oxygen “dead zone” that forms along Louisiana's coast each summer could shrink dramatically this year -- but the reason may have to do with global warming and ...