The Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
While the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher continues to mire the Gulf of Mexico, another threat could be growing below the oil slicked surface. This is the “Dead Zone”. Currently the most well known dead zone is about 8,500 square miles in size and lies in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Mississippi River dumps high nutrient runoff from its vast drainage basin, which includes the heart of the U.S … Read more on Environmental News Network
Gulf Oil Spill Could Widen ‘Dead Zone’
Image Caption: A NASA satellite image recorded May 24 showing areas of oil approaching the Mississippi River delta, shown in false color to improve contrast. Read more on redOrbit
Dead, Oiled Birds Found in Texas
Federal authorities responding to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill say dead birds with oil on them have been reported for the first time in Texas. Read more on FOX 4 News Dallas – Fort Worth
Gulf oil spill could widen, worsen ‘dead zone’ (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) — While an out-of-control gusher deep in the Gulf of Mexico fouls beaches and chokes marshland habitat, another threat could be growing below the oil-slicked surface. Read more on PhysOrg
Filmed 20 minutes north of Palm Beach County, FL on Tuesday May 18, 2010 at 9:00a EST. Is the BP oil spill the cause of hundreds of dead fish washing up on Southeast Florida beaches? Cold weather is capable of killing certain types of fish. This morning, area temperatures were near 90*F. Video copyright of www.landofthemarvelous.com Subscribe for more updates. Tags “May 16” “May 17” “May 18” dispersant riser pipe syphon gulf louisiana alabama mississippi miami lauderdale “palm beach” turtles coral reef pelicans oilspill oilslick oil BP Deepwater Horizon Transocean Halliburton Anadarko wellhead junkshot containment boom dome rov rig blowout ixtoc exxon valdez volcano geyser loop current gulfstream “new orleans” biloxi
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