Tagged Stories: "dead zone"
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Taking a deeper dive on oxygen in the Chesapeake Bay
September 29, 2020New monitoring technology is helping scientists better estimate dead zones
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A harmful algal bloom caught red handed
July 6, 2020As pollution persists, so do mahogany tides
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Smaller-than-normal dead zone predicted for the Chesapeake in 2020
June 17, 2020Below-average spring rainfall brings less nitrogen pollution into the Bay
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Chesapeake Bay water quality declines by four percentage points
May 13, 2020Record amount of freshwater contributed to lower score
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Bay sees worst dead zone in the past five years
December 3, 2019Warming temperatures and heavy rainfall impact size, duration
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Bay health impacted by record flows
November 26, 2019Largest amount of fresh water to enter the Chesapeake Bay since 1937
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Experts predict largest dead zone in decades
June 12, 2019Chesapeake Bay continues to be impacted from extreme rain and increased river flows
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What this summer’s rainfall could mean for the Bay
September 24, 2018Record-high water flows test the Bay’s resilience
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Scientists predict above-average dead zone in 2018
June 26, 2018Spring rains contributed more nutrient pollution to the Bay
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Chesapeake Bay dead zone increases by 10 percent
October 13, 2017The above-average dead zone confirms early summer prediction
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