Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

Fighting Fire with Salt Water The quick answer is yes, ocean water can be used to fight fires. Saltwater provides similar qualities to fresh water and will extinguish a fire.

Underground fresh water and the ocean’s saltwater maintain a unique equilibrium beneath coastlines. The equilibrium is maintained by the ocean’s inland pressure as well as by rainfall, which ...

Essentially, salt is coming from both directions—land and the ocean—and meeting in the middle, representing a “double trouble” issue for freshwater tidal basins, Kaushal said.

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Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to transport water to the hillsides.

Salt water from the ocean is starting to creep into the Delaware River Basin due to intensifying drought and sea level rise, according to officials.

Sea level rise and over pumping of freshwater aquifers drives saltwater intrusion, which has already cost Hilton Head Island over $120 million.

After water in local hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry, firefighters resorted to using salt water from Pacific Ocean to battle the Palisades Fire.

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to transport water to the hillsides.