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Yes, but after the fresh water is used, it will flow downwards and rejoin the ocean. It's called the water cycle for a reason. Water doesn't disappear after be
by sbierwagen 3y ago
Yes, but after the fresh water is used, it will flow downwards and rejoin the ocean.
It's called the water cycle for a reason. Water doesn't disappear after being used.
In any event, the Greenland ice sheet is on track to melt over the next few centuries and add 2,850,000 cubic kilometers of water to the ocean. We're not in danger of making it too salty with desalination.
- Qwertious 3y agoSure, but it's about locality/concentration - it's the difference between walking through rain without a hat, and getting a bucket of water to the face. It takes time for the salinity to even out, and in the meanwhile things in the area are exposed to way too-concentrated salt. Or perhaps it's like drowning - sure, people can swim for a total period of hours a day, but they're never underwater for a continuous duration of more than a few minutes in a row.