A new study to be published in an upcoming edition of the American Journal of Climate showcase evidence that the world’s water cycle has intensified.
The new study, co-authored by CSIRO scientists Paul Durack and Dr Susan Wijffels, looked at over 50 years of data and found increases in ocean surface salinity levels across the planet. The study shows that the sufrace ocean rainfall-dominated regions have freshened while regions dominated by evaporation are saltier.
“This is further confirmation from the global ocean that the Earth’s water cycle has accelerated,” says Paul Durack. (more…)