Massive 'Dead Zone' in the Arabian Sea Is the Biggest in the World
By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer | May 5, 2018 09:57am ET
A massive "dead zone" in the Arabian Sea is the largest in the world, a new study reveals.
Dead zones are oxygen-starved ocean regions where few organisms can survive. They emerge in ocean depths ranging from 650 to 2,600 feet (200 to 800 meters), when influxes of chemical nutrients — typically from human pollution — spur algae growth, which sucks up oxygen. A significant oxygen-deprived region has bloomed in the Gulf of Oman for decades, but it was last surveyed in the 1990s.
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