Backwaters turn into dead zone
The backwaters of Kochi, polluted by industrial and domestic waste, are turning into a dead zone with organisms vanishing at a high pace, according to a study by team of scientists led by Mr GD Martin of the department of oceanography at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer ``dead zone'' in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement.