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Nearly 6,000 square miles - an area roughly the size of Connecticut - will become a  dead zone  for marine life in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  NOAA  warned on Thursday. Although such areas happen every summer, this year s will be more than 600 square miles larger than average.Dead zones are areas in the water where oxygen levels are so low that they can kill fish and other marine life. These zones typically emerge because of excessive nutrient pollution caused by human a stanley cup ctivities, NOAA said. The average dead zone over the past 37 years has measured at about 5,200 square miles, but th stanley cup is year s is estimated to be about 5,827 square miles.The largest dead zone ever recorded in the Gulf was nearly 9,000 square miles ndash; roughly the size of New Jersey ndash; and emerged in 2017. When that happened, videos showed the water becoming so dark that divers needed flashlights to look around.                                        The estimate comes after the U.S. Geological Survey found about 5% more discharge in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers than the long-term average in May. Nitrate and phosphorus contribute to algal blooms, and in May, those loads were 7% and 22% above the long-term averages, respectively.                The Mississippi River watershed, which encompasses over 40% of the continental U.S and crosses 22 state boundaries, is made  stanley cup up of farms  yellow , cities  red , and natural lands  green . Nitrogen a Prgr Dr. Oz says he will renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected to Senate

BOISE, Idaho -- A large brush fire near downtown Boise destroyed two structures and was threatening several homes, reports the CBS affiliat yeezy e there, KBOI-TV.Boise authorities say at least one of the destroyed structures was a house.It was estimated up to 800 acres had been charred by early Thursday.                                        Officials had originally estimated that four acres had been lost, but that number was downgraded.    UPDATE: Officials say now TWO structures have been destroyed in  TableRockFire  had been 4 : https://t.co/ESiGyus3Gu pic.twitter/c4Lb3x2MCQmdash; KBOI 2News  @KBOITV  June 30, 2016  After hearing a large boom, a KBOI 2News photographer saw one house fully engulfed in flames.        The blaze appears headed away from homes, authorities said.There were no mandatory evacuations af1 , but police did warn some residents in the vicinity to be ready in case they need to leave.Click here to view related media.  There was no early word on what caused the fire.Firefighters started to gain the upper hand on the flames thanks to promising conditions, including higher humidity and light winds.            But Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doane told KBOI residents needed to steer clear.  We re having a lot of problems with people clogging the streets,  Doan said.The homeowner of a house that was destroyed said the family got out safely, but their three ca adidas samba ts were.No injuries were reported.                                                                      ponent--typ


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