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Disappointing that the article doesn’t show a trend in the dead zone over time. NOAA has a better write up and a forecast for this year. It’s gonna be bigger. A
by condiment 2y ago
Disappointing that the article doesn’t show a trend in the dead zone over time. NOAA has a better write up and a forecast for this year. It’s gonna be bigger. Apparently there’s a task force in place already to reduce the size of the hypoxic zone by a factor of three by 2035.
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-forecasts-above-average-summer-dead-zone-in-gulf-of-mexico https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-forecasts-above-avera...
Edit found the historical data:
https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/page-attachments/Forecast/2024HypoxiaOnePager.pdf https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/page-attachments/Forecas...