A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico. It's now the size of New Jersey
A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery ...
Mississippi Valley Publishing6d
Ag + Environment Government + Politics Iowa lawmakers push for fertilizer pilot program to improve water quality
A bill advanced from the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday that would establish a pilot program to reduce the average ...
The Daily Nonpareil29d
Iowa updates its strategy to reduce nutrient runoff
12-state task force to address the growing size of the hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico by reducing nutrient levels in the Mississippi River Basin. The strategy encourages farmers to participate in ...
Trump-Loving Towns Find ‘Gulf of America’ Name More Divisive Than Expected
Town councils and businesses along the gulf are conflicted over whether and how to ditch “Mexico” in its name.
Measurements collected with underwater gliders help researchers understand deep water circulation in Gulf of Mexico
Ventilation is an important process within the global ocean, where waters sink to deeper layers, are transported by deep currents, and eventually get upwelled back to the surface. This process affects ...
The Washington Post6d
It’s not just the Gulf of Mexico. Why is so much of America named after foreign countries?
It’s not just the Gulf of Mexico. Or New Mexico. Or the Old Mexico Mine in Colorado. Or the Mexico Public Library in Maine. Our analysis has revealed thousands of places — and even more people ...
Education Week8d
Gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico? How Teachers Are Handling Trump’s Name Change
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Teachers—especially geography teachers—are not sure ...
The Hill28d
Apple renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America on maps
Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, after the Trump administration updated the U.S. database for geographic names to reflect the president’s order renaming the body of ...