'dead zone'

  1. June 13, 2016

    Near-average ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay

    A U-M ecologist and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting a near-average Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” in 2016. This year’s forecast calls for an oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, region of about 1.58 cubic miles, which is close to the long-term average measured since 1950.

  2. June 9, 2016

    U-M, partners predict average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico in 2016

    A U-M researcher and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting an average but still large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year.

  3. June 23, 2015

    Below-average ‘dead zone’ predicted for Chesapeake Bay in 2015

    A U-M researcher and his colleagues are forecasting a slightly below-average but still significant “dead zone” this summer in the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary.

  4. June 17, 2015

    U-M, partners predict average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ in 2015

    A U-M researcher and his colleagues are forecasting an average, but still large, oxygen-depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year.