Warmer climate makes Baltic more salty, new research suggests
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 21:31
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have long believed that a warmer climate will increase river runoff to the Baltic Sea, thus making the inland sea less salty. However, a new extensive study by researchers in Sweden reveals that the effect will probably be the opposite: climate change will reduce river runoff and increase salinity in the Baltic Sea.