Expanding 'dead zone' in Arabian Sea raises climate change fears
In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast "dead zone" the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame.
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Jul 17, 2018
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Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is 'unprecedentedly severe'
The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved waters where most marine animals can't survive. But while parts of this sea have long suffered from low oxygen levels, a new study ...
Environment
Jul 5, 2018
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Summer dead zones in Chesapeake Bay breaking up earlier
A new study shows that dead zones in the lower Chesapeake Bay are beginning to break up earlier in the fall, which may be an indication that efforts to reduce nutrient pollution to the Bay are beginning to make an impact. ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2018
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Chesapeake Bay: Larger-than-average summer 'dead zone' forecast for 2018 after wet spring
Ecologists from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are forecasting a larger-than-average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" in 2018, due to increased rainfall in the watershed ...
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Jun 18, 2018
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Scientists predict average dead zone, but 3x long-term goal
Federal scientists are predicting an average dead zone this summer in the Gulf of Mexico. But they note that this would still be three times greater than the long-term goal for reducing the size of the largely human-caused ...
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Jun 7, 2018
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Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' forecasted to exceed the size of Connecticut
Scientists have predicted the dead zone, or area with little to no oxygen in the northern Gulf of Mexico, will become larger than the state of Connecticut by the end of July. The dead zone will cover about 6,620 square miles ...
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Jun 7, 2018
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Dead zones are a global water pollution challenge – but with sustained effort they can come back to life
Scientists have identified a dead zone as large as Florida in the Gulf of Oman, which connects the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf. Around the world there are more than 400 current dead zones in oceans and lakes, where water ...
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May 4, 2018
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Two decades of hurricanes change coastal ecosystems—increase algae blooms, fish kills, dead zones
Arthur, Bertha, Fran, Josephine. Ana, Joaquin, Hermine, Matthew—each might be a favorite child's name. But in fact they're terms for something that's far from good news: hurricanes.
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May 3, 2018
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In broadest view yet of world's low oxygen, scientists reveal dangers and solutions
In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than 10-fold since 1950. ...
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Jan 4, 2018
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Researchers: Chesapeake Bay dead zones biggest since 2014
Researchers say the total amount of oxygen-deprived dead zones in Chesapeake Bay this summer was the biggest since 2014.
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Oct 10, 2017
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