Scientists: Warming Triggers 'Dead Zone', Scientists Say Global Warming Triggering Fish-Killing 'Dead Zone' in Oregon - CBS News

Scientists: Warming Triggers 'Dead Zone', Scientists Say Global Warming Triggering Fish-Killing 'Dead Zone' in Oregon - CBS News: "Scientists: Warming Triggers 'Dead Zone'
Scientists say global warming triggering fish-killing 'dead zone' in Oregon

GRANTS PASS, Ore., Jul. 27, 2006
By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer
(AP) Bottom fish and crabs washing up dead on Oregon beaches are being killed by a recurring 'dead zone' of low-oxygen water that appears to be triggered by global warming, scientists say.

The area is larger and more deadly than in past years, and there are signs it is spreading north to Washington's Olympic Peninsula."