re: Dead Zone in Gulf

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Im assuming that this area will not move until the river comes back up and moves the water, or is this always here and the river has nothing to do with it?

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The river has everything to do with it. It's nutrient-rich fresh water (full of fertilizer from up north) causing growth of aerobic microbes, which consume the O2 in the water. It's worse this year because the Atchafalaya and Mississippi were higher than usual. Like hat said, it's vastly overstated though, and is only a notch or two below "abandoned oil platforms are pollution and should be removed" on the list of dumb shite misguided environmentalists say.