Dead zone in Gulf less than half of forecast
Posted: July 28, 2009 at 6:26 a.m.
The so-called dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, where oxygen levels drop too low to support most life near the ocean's bottom, is smaller this year than expected, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.
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