Dead zone severity in the Chesapeake Bay is forecast to be about 31% less than average, potentially making this year one of the least severe years since 1985.

Scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, FlowWest and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently announced that the Chesapeake Bay's annual "dead zone" is ...

Thousands of water samples. Hundreds of volunteers. Meet Chesapeake Water Watch, the big data project where volunteers are improving how satellites measure water quality in the Bay. Kristen Goodhue ...

NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in the Earth and Space Science journal, researchers ...

NASA scientists built an AI tool that uses satellite data to detect harmful algae blooms before they spread along coastlines.

The Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” is expected to be relatively mild this summer, according to a forecast published this week ...

The Chesapeake Bay experienced slightly above-average hypoxic conditions in 2025, with the seasonal “dead zone” volume ranking as the 11th largest in 41 years of records, according to data released by ...