Gulf oil spill could widen, worsen ‘dead zone’
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 8 June, 2010
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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. The nation's worst oil spill could worsen and expand the oxygen-starved region of the Gulf labeled "the dead zone" for its inhospitality to marine life, suggest scientists....