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The Largest ‘Dead Zone’ Ever Has Been Recorded Off The Coast Of Louisiana
Measuring 8,776 square miles, this year’s dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the largest ever recorded. (Image: N. Rabalais, LSU/LUMCON) A recent expedition to the Gulf of Mexico has yielded the largest “dead zone” ever recorded in the area. Measuring 8,776 square miles, this massive patch of oxygen depleted water is wreaking havoc…