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Our coastal forest showed little effect from the first 10-hour exposure to salty water in June 2022 and grew normally for the rest of the year. We increased the exposure to 20 hours in June 2023, and the forest still appeared mostly unfazed, although the tulip poplar trees were drawing water from the soil more […]
Hotels in Greece may be forced to fill their swilling pools with seawater this summer amid worsening drought conditions, a new proposed bill has warned. The crisis, which has affected the top tourist country for the past two years, has shown little sign of relenting and the upcoming tourist season is set to add further […]
Saltwater corrodes firefighting equipment and may harm ecosystems, especially those like the chaparral shrublands around Los Angeles that aren’t normally exposed to seawater. Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater. So when the winds are calm enough, skilled […]
Summer brings thousands of people back to SA’s Western and Eastern Cape beaches, but how clean is the seawater at these popular coastal destinations? It depends on who you ask. Source link