Chesapeake Bay Region Streams are Warming

Chesapeake Bay Region Streams are Warming
Reston VA (SPX) Dec 10, 2014 - The majority of streams in the Chesapeake Bay region are warming, and that increase appears to be driven largely by rising air temperatures. These findings are based on new U.S. Geological Survey research published in the journal Climatic Change. Researchers found an overall warming trend in air temperature of 0.023 C (0.041 F) per year, and in water temperature of 0.028 C (0.050 F) per ye ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Chesapeake_Bay_Region_Streams_are_Warming_999.html