Current models may overestimate future impacts of climate change on Chesapeake Bay dead zones, study finds

A study led by scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS has demonstrated surprising variability in the results of different modeling methodologies for predicting future hypoxic, or low-oxygen, conditions known as dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay. The findings suggest that current approaches used to establish environmental goals may overestimate future hypoxia by not fully accounting for environmental variability caused by climate change.