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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A Concerning Change Is Happening to Earth's Water Cycle, Satellite Data Reveal [Science Alert, May 2022]

Title:
A Concerning Change Is Happening to Earth's Water Cycle, Satellite Data Reveal 
 
Author:
Carly Cassella
 
Published:
Science Alert, 2 May 2022
 
From the article:
Climate change is throwing Earth's water cycle severely out of whack. According to new satellite data, freshwaters are growing fresher and salt waters are growing saltier at an increasingly rapid rate all around the world. If this pattern continues, it will turbocharge rainstorms.

ALSO SEE

Olmedo, E., Turiel, A., González-Gambau, V. et al. Increasing stratification as observed by satellite sea surface salinity measurements. Sci Rep 12, 6279 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10265-1