August 19, 2004
8/19 - Not a place for Jerry Garcia fans: Oregon's newly discovered Dead Zone
Oregon has decided to join Louisiana in having its own "dead zone." This one may or may not be human caused. It's not from river effluent like the one in the Gulf of Mexico (Rotten Jellyfish #10), but is instead from the welling up of deep water that is lacking in oxygen. Why this water is coming up from the depths remains the subject of study. Regardless, if you get enough dead zones in the oceans, then one day the ocean will be...dead.
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