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A 6,000 sq. mile 'Dead Zone' is Considered Average for the Gulf of Mexico

"Scientists forecast that this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone--an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life -- will be approximately 5,898 square miles or about the size of Connecticut, the same range as it has averaged over the last several years." - excerpt from article in Science Daily.

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