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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 ...
NOAA Forecasts Above Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico in Summer ...
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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) ...
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 ...
Dead Zone - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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The interagency Mississippi River/Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force was established in the fall of 1997 as part of a process of considering options ...
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 ...
NOAA Forecasts Larger than Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
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The Mississippi River watershed encompasses over 40% of the continental U.S and crosses 22 state boundaries. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in ...
Large ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico - NCCOS
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The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force uses the annual hypoxic zone size determination as a key metric to measure progress toward ...
NOAA Forecasts Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
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The Mississippi River watershed encompasses over 40% of the continental U.S and crosses 22 state boundaries. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in ...
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 ...
NOAA Forecasts Very Large ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
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The Mississippi River watershed drains 1.245 million square miles, including all or parts of 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. This map ...
Smaller than Average Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
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The measured size of the dead zone is the third smallest in the 34-year record of surveys. This measurement brings the five-year average to ...
Larger than Expected Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
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In June 2021, NOAA forecasted an average-sized hypoxic zone of 4,880 square miles, based primarily on the Mississippi River discharge and nutrient ...
Large Dead Zone Found in Gulf of Mexico - NCCOS
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The scientists had predicted a record sized dead zone following record-breaking flow of the Mississippi River this spring and summer, but winds and ...
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 ...
Operational Gulf of America Hypoxia Monitoring
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The Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) hypoxia monitoring cruise is an annual shelf-wide survey of the Gulf’s hypoxic area (i.e., “dead zone”) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coastal eutrophication near the Mississippi river delta
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Changes in delivery of river-borne nutrients such as dissolved phosphate, nitrate and silicate, owing to land-use changes and anthropogenic emissions ...
HABHRCA - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Federal agencies include those with responsibilities over activities in the Mississippi River and its basin, and in the Gulf. The role of the Task ...
Average 2014 Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Confirms NOAA-supported Forecast
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Though average in size and smaller than last year, the dead zone area still surpassed the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient ...