Scientists are predicting a near-record Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' where the water holds too little oxygen to sustain marine life. A Louisiana-based team has estimated the dead zone will be 8,700 square miles (22,560 square kilometers). The record set in 2017 is 8,776 square miles (22,700 square kilometers), a bit smaller than Turkey. Scientists had said earlier that widespread flooding made a large dead zone likely this year. Pictured: Dead catfish in MississippiWHAT IS AN OCEAN DEAD ZONE?

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2019 21:19 UTC