This Summer’s Dead Zone Much Smaller Than Expected

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This summer’s “dead zone” is smaller than what was expected.
Throughout the summer, researchers check the Chesapeake Bay for dead zones, also known as the hypoxic or low-oxygen areas of the water, where least oxygen has dissolved.
This good news was made even better by an encouraging trend.
“For the last three years, there have been no levels of Anoxia detected,” says Dr. Beth McGee, of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “Anoxia basically m