Dead Zone forecasts

The Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico. For 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that nutrient pollution from the river will create a low-oxygen deadzone covering more than 7,000 square miles in the Gulf.

This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made

Héctor Alejandro Arzate (Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone to be about the size of the state of New Jersey.

Coastal Desk

The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Is Smaller Than Scientists Expected This Year

Tegan Wendland

The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is smaller than average this year, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Coastal Desk

Near-Record Dead Zone Predicted This Year

Travis Lux

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is predicted to be the second biggest in history, according to a new forecast from the Louisiana Universities Marine…