Chesapeake ‘Dead Zone’ Could Be Largest Ever
High nutrient pollution levels have caused the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater “dead zone” to expand unusually quickly this year: It covers a third of the bay and will likely become the bay’s largest-ever area of oxygen-starved water. The dead zone, which sucks oxygen from deep waters and kills any marine life…
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Chesapeake ‘Dead Zone’ Could Be Largest Ever
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