The Gulf of Mexico's dead zone - an underwater area with little or no oxygen that has plagued Gulf waters for many years - will be larger than usual this year, scientists say.
Scientists are predicting that the area of this dead zone could measure between 6,500 and 7,800 square miles, or an area roughly the size of New Jersey.
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