Is Climate Change to Blame?

The Oregon dead zone appears to be spreading to the north, reaching as far as central Washington, according to researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions.

The scale of the problem is hard to measure, but the stories from fishermen suggest some grim statistics. Crab fishermen, for example, have reported pulling up their crab pots along the Washington coast and finding them filled with dead crabs.

Along much of the coastline, hundreds of dead fish have washed up on the beaches. And scientists fear thousands more have drifted off or been eaten by other animals, leaving a very unclear picture.

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