Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

July 31, 2008

A problem of fertilizer and runoff is causing a ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf can’t support any sealife due to a lack of oxygen. How big is this area? 8,000 sq. ft - an area the size of Massachusetts.

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