Oceanic Dead Zones Continue to Spread

Friday, August 15, 2008 - 05:21 in Earth & Climate

More bad news for the world's oceans: Dead zones--areas of bottom waters too oxygen depleted to support most ocean life--are spreading, dotting nearly the entire east and south coasts of the U.S. as well as several west coast river outlets. [More]

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