seeder Posted December 8, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 8, 2016 'DEAD ZONE' covering more than 23,000 square MILES feared to developing in Bay of Bengal Quote AN OMINOUS new “dead zone” covering an area of more than 23,000 square miles is feared to be developing in the Bay of Bengal. Scientists have uncovered worrying evidence that the vast area of ocean is showing signs of one of nature's most mysterious and lethal marine features. Ocean "dead zones" are so-named because they lack oxygen and cannot support the complex life systems that allow marine life to flourish. Dead zones exist off the western coasts of North and South America, in the waters off Namibia as well as in the Arabian Sea. http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/740946/dead-zone-miles-bat-bengal-scientists 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorg Posted December 8, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Caused by pollution. I hope they start efforts to reverse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2016 8 minutes ago, KellyOn said: Last year I was in Chernobyl, Did you see any zombie cats ? Welcome to the boards ... ~ The one in the Bay of Bengal is just the latest one of many ... Quote What is a dead zone? - NOAA's National Ocean Service oceanservice.noaa.gov › Ocean Facts The decomposition process consumes oxygen and depletes the supply available to healthy marine life. Dead zones occur in many areas of the country, particularly along the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes, but there is no part of the country or the world that is immune. ~ Dead zone (ecology) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology) Black dots show dead zones of unknown size. Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans and large lakes, caused by "excessive nutrient pollution from human activities coupled with other factors that deplete the oxygen required to support most marine life in bottom and near-bottom water. (NOAA)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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