Heavy June rains, high July nutrient runoff levels likely cause for increased size
Map showeing distribution of bottom-water dissolved oxygen from July 28 to August 3, west of the Mississippi River delta. Black lined areas — areas in red to deep red — have very little dissolved oxygen. (Data: Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON; R Eugene Turner, LSU. Credit: NOAA)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone — an area…
