Glad we got this out of the way.
Global Warming Makes Sea Less Salty
By Michael Schirber, LiveScience Staff Writer posted: 29 June 2005
10:02 am ET
You won't want to drink water straight from the ocean anytime soon.
But the salt content is on the decline, a sign of potentially
worrisome consequences that scientists can't accurately predict.
Since the late 1960s, much of the North Atlantic Ocean has become less
salty, in part due to increases in fresh water runoff induced by
global warming, scientists say. Now for the first time researchers
have quantified this fresh water influx, allowing them to predict the
long-term effects on a "conveyor belt" of ocean currents.
http://www.livescience.com/environment/050629_fresh_water.html
Saltier North Atlantic should give currents a boost
13:12 23 August 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Catherine Brahic
The surface waters of the North Atlantic are getting saltier, suggests
a new study of records spanning over 50 years. And this might actually
be good news for the effects of climate change on global ocean
currents in the short-term, say the study's researchers.
http://environment.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12528&feedId=online-news_rss20
Have yet to hear from Chicken Little regarding the findings.
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