Europe finds new source of fresh water thanks to warming


Independent on Sunday:

Climate change will turn the Baltic Sea into an increasingly freshwater sea and devastate its marine life, according to scientists.

A multinational study has found that an increase in precipitation in the region would lead the water in the Baltic to become less salty. Such a decrease in salinity would change the make-up of sea life, which is already suffering from over-fishing and harmful chemicals.

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There is more.

These guys always focus on the negative. It would not be impossible to transplant fresh water marine life like that in the US Great Lakes. With the Baltic sea turning fresh, it would also make irrigation much easier for coastal residents as well as providing abundant drinking water.

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