Coming: Biggest Ever Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico

Chemical runoff from farms along the Mississippi create “dead zones” each year in the Gulf of Mexico—areas where nitrogen, phosphorus, and animal manure settle, feeding the algae that steals the oxygen from all other living things. This year’s record flooding will likely lead to the biggest dead zone ever,…

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Coming: Biggest Ever Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico

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