https://news.mongabay.com/list/dead-zone/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:02:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/dead-zone/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/mangroves-are-powerful-and-undervalued-for-curbing-nitrogen-pollution-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/mangroves-are-powerful-and-undervalued-for-curbing-nitrogen-pollution-study-finds/#respond 21 May 2026 14:53:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319946 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/mangroves-are-powerful-and-undervalued-for-curbing-nitrogen-pollution-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319946 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/nitrogen-the-environmental-crisis-you-havent-heard-of-yet/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/nitrogen-the-environmental-crisis-you-havent-heard-of-yet/#respond 22 Sep 2021 14:14:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=247360 - But the overuse of nitrogen and phosphorus from those fertilizers is causing an environmental crisis, as algae blooms and oceanic “dead zones” grow in scale and frequency.
- Of the nine “planetary boundaries” that scientists say we must not cross in order to sustain human life, the boundary associated with nitrogen and phosphorus waste has been far surpassed, putting Earth’s operating system at risk.
- Global policymakers are beginning to slowly recognize the scale of the problem, as climate change threatens to make it worse. Absent major reforms to agribusiness practices, scientists are aiming to convince the world to reduce waste.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/nitrogen-the-environmental-crisis-you-havent-heard-of-yet/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-247360 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2018/01/audio-david-suzuki-on-why-indigenous-knowledge-is-critical-for-human-survival/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2018/01/audio-david-suzuki-on-why-indigenous-knowledge-is-critical-for-human-survival/#respond 23 Jan 2018 13:25:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=203114 - Mongabay interviewed Suzuki last year about the Blue Dot Movement, which aims to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the Canadian Constitution, and we thought now, at the start of 2018, would be a great time to check in with him about what progress has been made.
- Suzuki also discusses the environmental issues he thinks are most pressing as we forge ahead into the new year and his plans to convene a gathering of First Nations keepers of traditional ecological knowledge with Western scientists.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2018/01/audio-david-suzuki-on-why-indigenous-knowledge-is-critical-for-human-survival/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-203114 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/global-warming-pollution-supersize-the-oceans-oxygen-depleted-dead-zones/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/global-warming-pollution-supersize-the-oceans-oxygen-depleted-dead-zones/#respond 09 Jan 2018 01:11:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=202729 - The scientists expect deoxygenation to increase well beyond these so-called dead zones as long as human-driven global warming continues.
- Despite the grim outlook for the oceans, the researchers suggest that cutting fossil fuel use and protecting vulnerable marine life could tackle the problem.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/global-warming-pollution-supersize-the-oceans-oxygen-depleted-dead-zones/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-202729 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/noaa-announces-largest-ever-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/noaa-announces-largest-ever-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone/#respond 07 Aug 2017 17:12:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=198117 - An investigation found meat production largely to blame for this nutrient runoff.
- However, representatives with the meat industry say the report failed to consider the impact of ethanol production.
- NOAA scientists say the dead zone is likely to continue growing if nutrient levels aren’t reduced.
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