Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
The most turbid, plankton-rich part of the Gulf of Mexico appears red in this SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor) satellite image. Huge numbers of phytoplankton feed on nutrients carried by rivers. When they die, decomposition of all this organic matter causes oxygen-depleted waters and one of the world's largest dead zones
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10799342
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47599068
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3759px x 2981px
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Credit
©Photo Researchers / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Photo Researchers
