Coastal Areas of Eutrophication and Hypoxia
WorldPhysical EnvironmentThe world's oceanic areas that are experiencing pollution, which results in algal blooms, species loss, and destruction of coral reefs
World Resources InstituteA map shows coastal areas of Eutrophication and Hypoxia. Hypoxic, as red circles, are shown mostly along the East Coast of the U S and Mexico, Europe, and Australia. The Eutrophic, as blue circles, are shown mostly in Europe, South America, and Australia.
Hypoxic | Eutrophic | Class | Rank | Millions of U.S. dollars | Class | Rank | Percent | Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | |
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6.956521739130435 | 2.5 | 6.90% | 4.19% | 1.68% | 17.2% | 2.57% | 9.24% | 20.9% | 55.8% | 0.656% | 11.0% | 16.7% | 25.1% | 45.5% | 11.1% |