The Earth’s oceans are like a giant soup, and just like any good recipe, the balance of ingredients is crucial. One of these ...

As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this ...

is itself a function of temperature and salinity. It takes about 5% less energy to heat average seawater by 1° C than it does to heat the same mass of freshwater by 1°C. Second, the effects of ...

In contrast, salinity in some areas may be decreasing due to climate change. Melting sea ice adds freshwater to the ocean. Changes in saltiness and temperature can disrupt the ocean currents that move ...

A DEP study shows salt levels in the Croton reservoir, which supplies 10 percent of NYC's water supply, have tripled in 30 ...

Researchers strive to find solutions to freshwater salinization because it affects ecosystems and animals adapted to certain salinity levels and can hamper public utilities and food production.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inspected the Bhadbhut Barrage project on the Narmada River to review its progress. The project, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The first thing you notice at the Nueces Delta Preserve in March is how dry everything is. You also don’t see much wildlife. Scientists say the lack of freshwater ...

leading to a decrease in the Halda River's freshwater flow. This has allowed saline tidal water from the Karnaphuli River to enter the Halda, significantly raising the salinity levels of the water ...

The consequences of this phenomenon include the submersion of millions of acres of land, increased salinity in groundwater, and a scarcity of freshwater resources, severely impacting agriculture ...