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Chesapeake Bay getting warmer: Recent study unearths new details about marine heat waves
A University of Maryland study reveals more frequent and intense marine heat waves in Chesapeake Bay using advanced satellite tracking.
Satellites offer new view of Chesapeake Bay's marine heat waves
Heat waves destroy crops, drive wildfires, and kill humans and wildlife, but these extreme weather events aren't just limited ...
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Marine heat waves in the Chesapeake Bay doubled over past two decades, according to new research
By Katherine Hafner/WHRO The temperature of water in the Chesapeake Bay naturally fluctuates each year, tied to weather ...
‘Playing defense on every level': Advocates worry about future of Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it’s been in a long time, according to the University of Maryland Center for ...
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay sees concerning drop in blue crab population
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is seeing a concerning drop in its population of blue crabs, according to the Chesapeake Bay ...
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As Chesapeake Bay mends from pollution, new order could rip open decades-old wound
or the public health maps, and these areas turn bright red.” The Chesapeake Bay Foundation said the executive order could set back decades of progress and that could harm the flavor and the ...
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Chesapeake Bay takes step forward for National Park designation
CHESAPEAKE BAY — A new bill aimed at designating the Chesapeake Bay as part of the National Parks System is gaining traction among state lawmakers. The Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S.
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Pennsylvania has made strides in Chesapeake Bay cleanup. But is that enough?
HARRISBURG, Pa. — At a dire point in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, some say hope is springing from an unlikely place: the state of Pennsylvania. Maryland and other states filed a ...