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Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Largest Ever Measured
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The similarity between predicted and measured size emphasizes the role of Mississippi River nutrient runoff in controlling the magnitude of hypoxia. A ...
Dead Zone - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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The interagency Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force was established in the fall of 1997 as part of a process of considering options ...
Reducing Runoff that fuels Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
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The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (“Hypoxia Task Force”) works to reduce and control hypoxia, or the dead zone, in ...
NOAA Forecasts Above Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico in Summer 2024
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The Mississippi River watershed, which encompasses over 40% of the continental U.S and crosses 22 state boundaries, is made up of farms (yellow) ...
Coastal eutrophication near the Mississippi river delta
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Here we present evidence of eutrophication of the continental shelf near the outflow of the Mississippi river, obtained by quantifying biologically ...
Above Average Summer 2024 ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
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This measurement brings the five-year average to 4,298 square miles, which is more than two times larger than the 2035 target set by the Mississippi ...
NOAA Forecasts Smaller than Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico In ...
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Mississippi River discharge and nutrient loading data for the month of May jointly contribute to the estimated size of the Gulf’s dead zone during the ...
Larger than Expected Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
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This measurement brings the five-year average to 5,380 square miles, which is 2.8 times larger than the 2035 target set by the Mississippi River/Gulf ...
Operational Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Monitoring
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The Gulf of Mexico hypoxia monitoring cruise is an annual shelf-wide survey of the Gulf’s hypoxic area (i.e., “dead zone”) and the survey is the ...
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Dead Zone Linked to Mississippi River Nutrient ...
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A plume of freshwater enriched in nutrients and sediments enters the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River. Credit: Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana ...
Study Provides Nutrient Reduction Targets to Reach Gulf Dead Zone Goal
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The HTF also set an interim 20 percent load reduction target of spring nitrogen loading from the Mississippi River by 2025 as part of their adaptive ...
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Task Force Convenes to Direct Future Work
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The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held a virtual fall meeting from ...
New Funding to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Reviewed at Gulf of Mexico ...
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The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force held its 37th annual meeting in December to review ongoing actions to improve water quality in the Mississippi ...
Price of Shrimp Impacted by Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”
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Caused by excessive nutrient pollution delivered from the Mississippi River, primarily from agriculture and wastewater, the low oxygen levels are ...
NGOMEX - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems & Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX) Background The northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, a region containing ...
Integrated Assessment on Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico, Topic 3 Report ...
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As part of a process of considering options for responding to hypoxia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed the Mississippi ...
Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Convenes Annual Meeting to Discuss ...
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The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held its 38 th annual meeting ...
Integrated Modeling of the Effects of Sea Level Rise across Estuaries ...
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Rising seas are damaging coastal habitats in Mississippi and Alabama and increasing flood risk to coastal communities. The beaches and dunes on our ...
Changes in Mississippi River Water Quality this Century: Implications ...
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Coastal eutrophication near the Mississippi river delta November 13, 2018 A Scenario and Forecast Model for Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Area and Volume ...
Dispersal of Mississippi and Atchafalaya Sediment on the Texas ...
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A three-dimensional coupled hydrodynamic-sediment transport model for the Texas Louisiana continental shelf was developed using the Regional Ocean ...