NOAA: Very Large ‘Dead Zone’ Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico

A U.S. Coast Guard ship in the Gulf of Mexico in a file photo Chris Shivock/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said its scientists are forecasting a “very large” Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” for summer 2019.

It’s so big that its size is about the size of the state of Massachusetts, the agency said.