South Florida water managers struggle to balance estuary protection with drought concerns

Rising salinity threatens Caloosahatchee River estuary species as freshwater flows fall short of targets nine of the last 14 days.

#drought #salinity #water #Florida #estuary

https://www.fox4now.com/labelle/south-florida-water-managers-struggle-to-balance-estuary-protection-with-drought-concerns

Growing Salty

Ngangla Ringco sits atop the Tibetan Plateau, breaking up the barren landscape with eye-catching teal and blue. This saline lake sits at an altitude of 4,700 meters, fed by rainfall, Himalayan runoff, and melting glaciers and permafrost. The lake, like many inland bodies of salt water, has no outflow. Instead, water evaporates from the lake, leaving behind any salts that were dissolved in it. Over time, those left-behind salts build up and make the lake ever saltier. (Image credit: NASA; via NASA Earth Observatory)

#astronaut #dissolution #evaporation #fluidDynamics #physics #salinity #satelliteImage #science

St. Pete Beach in violation of sewage contract over saltwater intrusion

Elevated chloride levels are hampering St. Petersburg’s ability to produce reclaimed water at its Northwest Water Reclamation Facility. #wastewater #salinity #reclamation #Florida https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2025/09/21/st-pete-beach-sewage-salt-water-st-petersburg/

St. Pete Beach in violation of sewage contract over saltwater intrusion

Elevated chloride levels are hampering St. Petersburg’s ability to produce reclaimed water at its Northwest Water Reclamation Facility. #wastewater #salinity #reclamation #Florida https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2025/09/21/st-pete-beach-sewage-salt-water-st-petersburg/

【💡High Cited 2020-2022 】
Species-specific responses to #Drought, #Salinity and their interactions in Populus euphratica and P. pruinosa seedlings

#DesertPoplars | #Cl− #Allocation | #Transportation | #CoarseandFineRoots | #Tolerance

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaa043