Long Island Sound’s toxic ‘dead zones’ hit historic low — which could mean a surge in wildlife

Source: New York Post

Life is being breathed into the Long Island Sound. The shared New York-Connecticut waterway has reached its lowest levels of toxic, inhospitable “dead zones” in nearly four decades — and could mark a surge in wildlife like dolphins and whales. Pockets of hypoxia, or significant lack of oxygen, cover just 18 square miles of the sprawling 1,300-square-mile sound — a serious decrease from the roughly 430 miles it claimed back when scientists first began tracking the levels in 1987.