Dear EarthTalk: What is a "dead zone" in an ocean or other body of water? -- Victor Paine, Tallahassee, Fla. A: So-called dead zones are areas of large bodies of water — typically in the ocean but ...

Far more people are in harm’s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said. Since 1985, the number of the ...