seawater

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For their most recent study, Held’s team analyzed seawater samples collected along multiple locations on five different dates between Feb. 10 and Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"The ship can produce fresh water by desalinating seawater, but that becomes difficult if we are not sailing," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The Middle East’s abundant desalination plants, which remove salt from the Persian Gulf’s seawater, are the key source of drinking water for millions of residents in the arid region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

At the Dotson Ice Shelf, the team located where seawater flows into one of these cavities and where it exits after mixing with meltwater.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Men with seawater streaming from their hair scoop up handfuls to toss over the side, but their efforts make no difference: the water still rises.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell