A century of warming has reduced dissolved oxygen in Puget Sound
A new study outlines the strong link between dissolved oxygen declines and increasing water temperatures, raising questions about the effect of future climate change on Puget Sound.
Salish Sea Currents Magazine | June 10, 2025
By Sarah DeWeerdt
At Carr Inlet, warming temperatures account for about 50 percent of the dissolved oxygen loss over the past century. Photo: Washington Department of Ecology (CC BY-NC 2.0)
