Sea Salt Holds Clues To Climate Change
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 20:21
in Earth & Climate
What is climate change doing to the saltiness, or salinity, of our oceans? This is an important question because big shifts in salinity could be a warning that more severe droughts and floods are on their way, or even that global warming is speeding up. Now, new research suggests that the amount of salt in seawater is varying in direct response to man-made climate change.