Rivers all over the world have been becoming saltier and saltier in recent years, potentially leading to a global crisis in the near future. The rise in salinity has been because of a variety of reasons: water use and diversion, agricultural runoff, industrial waste, mining, deforestation, and a changing climate. But now as climate change begins intensifying along with human water use, serious repercussions are likely to be seen, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
http://planetsave.com/2013/01/11/worlds-rivers-becoming-saltier-slow-catastrophe-in-the-making/
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