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The amount of frozen seawater fluctuates during the year as the ice thaws and regrows between seasons, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
On average, phytoplankton are only five to 10 percent heavier than seawater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
Zetland points out that countries with a coastline will always have the option of removing the salt from seawater—a solution that water-scarce countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman already rely on for most of their drinking water, and one that Australia turns to in times of drought.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
On average, phytoplankton are only five to 10 percent heavier than seawater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
Zetland points out that countries with a coastline will always have the option of removing the salt from seawater—a solution that water-scarce countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman already rely on for most of their drinking water, and one that Australia turns to in times of drought.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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