Researchers warned in a new study that oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where animals and plants are struggling to survive, have increased fourfold may not be reversible. Growing &#82… ...

The Dead Zone dissipated that fall, and based on 40 years of ocean monitoring and local fishing lore, many thought they would never see it again. This summer, the Dead Zone came back.

Troubled waters for ocean 'dead zones' newsmaker Robert Diaz, a leading marine scientist working with the U.N., explains the increasing phenomenon of lifeless habitats.

Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human agricultural and industrial ...

Douglas Rader, chief ocean scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, said the chaos in the planet’s nitrogen cycle is not only creating dead zones but also inciting the spread of toxic algae ...

Map of ancient ocean 'dead zones' could predict future locations, impacts Date: January 4, 2023 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: Researchers have created a map of oceanic 'dead ...

Researchers have created a map of oceanic “dead zones” that existed during the Pliocene epoch, when the Earth’s climate was two to three degrees warmer than it is now. The work could provide ...

An international team of researchers has found the largest “dead zone” in today’s ocean emerged eight million years ago, fed by natural nutrient enrichment, and has continued to expand as an ...

Pumping a clean-energy by-product into “dead zones” could restore local ecosystems.

Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...