Tagged Stories: "dead zone"

Thank cooler temperatures and less rainfall for a below average hypoxia forecast

Rainfall impacts salinity levels, water clarity and dissolved oxygen levels

Hot weather and mild winds contribute to the dead zone sticking around longer into the fall

Four ways the Chesapeake Bay Program tracks Bay health

Every summer, you can find the Severn River Association patrolling its 51 monitoring stations

Ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution also play a role

Wind influences the water, land and people of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Experts estimate dead zone is the seventh smallest in the past 35 years

A new report discusses the importance of individual nutrient species when assessing environmental health