Chesapeake Bay Program: Cool August Temperatures Lead to a Shorter-than-average Dead Zone in 2025
December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 21 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news:
* * *
Cool August temperatures lead to a shorter-than-average dead zone in 2025
Heavy May rainfall contributes to slightly-higher-than-average amounts of hypoxia in the Bay
By Rachel Felver
It's long been proven that weather, particularly rainfall, can heavily impact ecosystems. In 2018 and 2019, heavy rains brought higher-than-normal amount . . .
* * *
Cool August temperatures lead to a shorter-than-average dead zone in 2025
Heavy May rainfall contributes to slightly-higher-than-average amounts of hypoxia in the Bay
By Rachel Felver
It's long been proven that weather, particularly rainfall, can heavily impact ecosystems. In 2018 and 2019, heavy rains brought higher-than-normal amount . . .