As search and rescue missions and a yearslong cleanup of the catastrophic Hurricane Helene are only beginning in East Tennessee, water continues to pour into reservoirs and flood communities ...
Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.
The article examines the origins of ocean salinity through processes like weathering, erosion, volcanic activity, and hydrothermal vents. It describes how minerals from rocks are transported to ...