Gulf Of Mexico Dead Zone Has Grown In Size This Summer, NOAA Says Mikael Thalen Posted on August 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Hot News Weather, including wind speed, wind direction, precipitation and temperature, influence the size of the dead zone. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email