By Cory Nealon – The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press

New research may suggest that wind plays a much larger role than previously thought in preventing oxygen-deprived dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. Two key factors lead to dead zones, which are blamed for fish kills, beach closures and other maladies. One is pollution — from fertilizers, sewage and other sources — that runs into the bay and its tributaries. The other is a phenomena known as stratification. To read full article, click here.