Environment, Dead Zone, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Life, Pollution, Global Warming,

The ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico may grow to the size of Massachusetts this summer. That could make seafood more expensive.

June 11, 2019 By musthavesla

Scott Olson/Getty Images Every summer, an area of low-oxygen water forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists refer to this as a "dead zone" because very little marine life can survive in it. This year, scientists predict the Gulf’s dead zone will be one of the largest on record: between 7,829 and 8,717 square miles, […]