Ocean’s salinity patterns point to an acceleration in the world’s water cycle over the past 50 years – Science

In a new study out today in Science, researchers have found that the world’s water cycle has accelerated by 4% over the past 50 years. That might not sound like a lot, but it’s double what had been previously predicted, and this trend is an indicator of the potential for greater droughts and floods. Check out this New York Times writeup of the research, or this story in Scientific American.