Hypoxic oceans
EarthTalk: Ocean dead zones? Green condos?
Oct. 13, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: What are these “ocean deserts” I’ve been hearing about? Also, didn’t I read that there was a huge mass of plastic bottles floating around somewhere on the ocean surface? – Wally Mattson, Eugene, OR So-called “ocean deserts” or “dead zones” are oxygen-starved (or “hypoxic”) areas of the ocean. They can occur naturally, or [...]
