Scientists fear tipping-point in Pacific Ocean -- specifically, that the deep waters off Washington and Oregon coasts have reached the point of anoxia, where there's no oxygen for the fishes to breathe. A press release covers it in a little more detail, and you can also check out the abstract at the Science site.

Wouldn't that be the perfect title for an industrial/goth song? If the industrial/goth band were made up of Oceanographers, I suppose...