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2009 satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the dirt that colours the water is likely re-suspended sediment dredged up from the sea floor in shallow waters. The tan-green sediment-coloured water transitions to clearer dark blue water near the edge

Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico Predicted to be as Big as Connecticut

NOAA predictions for this year's average size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico reveals a size as big as the state of Connecticut.

Oceanic dead zone.

Global Warming is Causing More Oceanic Dead Zones

A new study reveals that hypoxia or dead zones in the oceans are causing a rapid depletion of oxygen in the wa that is dangerous to marine life.

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