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More than 4 million acres of marine life habitat have become a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the lives of fish and other marine animals, NOAA said on Thursday. Although this is an annual issue in the Gulf, this year s is far larger than anticipated, with an area roughly the size of New Jersey.The dead zone is an area where there is very little to no oxygen, a situation known as hypoxia, that NOAA says can kill fish and marine life. In June, NOAA predicted an area of 5,827 square mi stanley cup les, roughly the size of Connecticut. But on Thursday, the agency said it has grown to roughly 6,705 square miles, equating to more than 4 million acres of habitat and more than 1,000 square miles larger than anticipated.It s the 12th-large stanley cup st dead zone the agency has recorded in 38 years of measurement mdash; and well above a goal set out by researchers to reduce the area. This map from NOAA shows a dead zone measured in the Gulf of M stanley cup exico from July 21 - 26, 2024, with red areas indicating where there is 2 mg/L of oxygen or lower ndash; considered hypoxic. The bottom graph shows how the dead zone has changed since 1985. NOAA/LUMCON/LSU According to NOAA, scientists have made it a goal to reduce the average area to fewer than 1,900 square miles by 2035 to help improve the health of the marine ecosystem. As it stands, the five-year average is now nearly 4,300 square miles, more Lqck Colin Kaepernick will pay for independent autopsy of Georgia inmate family claims was eaten alive by bedbugs
Stock car racing is the stock in trade for one mother and her son. In fact, you could say they ve always had the inside track! Michelle Miller takes us on a Mother s Day visit to Daytona: salomon Lesa France Kennedy knows a lot of drivers at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. But it would be safe to say that her son, Ben, is her favorite. Ben s family encouraged him to do whatever he wanted. No surprise: he chose racing. Did it scare his mom Sure, anytime that your child s going pretty fast around a track and they re 12 years old you think, Do they really know what they re doing laughed Kennedy. And he did. NASCAR mom Lesa France Kennedy talks son, Ben 02:47 Today, racing at Daytona is all about going fast, and knowing what you re doing. And for Ben and his mom, the Speedway is home. Daytona s my backyard, I grew up here, Ben told Miller. My mom had me do diff af1 erent odd jobs here -- everything from garbage duty to parking cars. I was on trash patro jordan l. That s what you do when your mom is CEO of the International Speedway Corporation, which runs Daytona and 12 other tracks around the country. Lesa France Kennedy is also a top official of NASCAR, the governing body of stock car racing, which is, by the way, headed by her brother, B |
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