The dead zones are spreading. No, it’s not a sign of the zombie apocalypse, though the consequences could be just as dire. A recent study by the European Geosciences Union’s journal Biogeosciences describes a dead zone off the coast of Africa which contains the lowest levels of oxygen ever observed in the Atlantic. To complicate matters, the Atlantic-African dead zone is on the move, threatening all life in its path.
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