2 Very Different Forecasts for Gulf Dead Zone

The Associated Press — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:31:59 +0000

Scientists from Louisiana and Michigan have very different predictions for the size of this year's "dead zone" of low-oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico. It will be the smallest in nearly a quarter century at just under 1,200 square miles — or five times that size.

Dead Zone Mapped in Chandeleur Sound

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Scientists have confirmed a “dead zone,’ or low-oxygen water levels, in the Chandeleur Sound. Eileen Fleming reports the area is four times larger than the region found in 2010.