Rapid Growth Found in Oxygen-Starved Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
A study to be published Friday in the journal Science says the number of these marine “dead zones” around the world has doubled about every 10 years since the 1960s. About 400 coastal areas now have periodically or perpetually oxygen-starved bottom waters, many of them growing in size and intensity. Combined, the zones are larger than Oregon.
Emphasis mine. If I were to only read this article, I'd probably think the ocean will not be able to support life by the time my Grandchildren are blogging.
Luckily, I read Bill Quick too
Oregon: 94,000 sq. miles (approx.)World oceans: 130,000,000 (approx.) “Dead zone” percentage of total ocean area: .00072.
Oregon: 94,000 sq. miles (approx.)World oceans: 130,000,000 (approx.)
“Dead zone” percentage of total ocean area: .00072.