Flipboard Science Desk<p>As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this brine isn’t just coming from the ocean: New research shows freshwater ecosystems are facing widespread dual threats of salt contamination from the sea and land, made worse by climate change. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ArsTechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArsTechnica</span></a></span> reports:<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/salty-threats-for-drinking-water-rising-seas-and-land-based-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/salty-threats-for-drinking-water-rising-seas-and-land-based-pollution/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FreshWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreshWater</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WaterContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterContamination</span></a></p>