Disappointing that the article doesn’t show a trend in the dead zone over time. NOAA has a better write up and a forecast for this year. It’s gonna be bigger. Apparently there’s a task force in place already to reduce the size of the hypoxic zone by a factor of three by 2035.

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-forecasts-above-avera...

Edit found the historical data: https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/page-attachments/Forecas...