Heavy Rain Blamed For Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone

KENT ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) — It’s not the kind of rebound the Chesapeake Bay needs, but as summer draws to a close, a larger dead zone is taking shape.

Alex DeMetrick reports heavy rain set it in motion.

Dead zones happen every summer in the bay. But this year, it was…

“The least amount of dead zone we’ve had on record since we’ve been monitoring the last 30 years,” said Bruce Michael, Department of Natural Resources.

Good news that’s come to an abrupt end.

“And now in August, it’s actually rebounded,” Michael said.

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