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NOAA forecasts above-average summer 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
June 13, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 13 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:

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A team of scientists, including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist, is forecasting an above-average summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico covering about 5,827 square miles--an area roughly the size of Connecticut.

This summer's dead zone is about 12% higher than the average dead zone measurement over the 37- . . .

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