Stronger El Niño events are more likely when springtime surface waters in the western Pacific Ocean become unusually salty, a ...

Salinity-contrast time series from 1960 to 2017. (Background photo by Xilin Wang.) Climate change has boosted the amount of evaporation across Earth’s surface, leading to more frequent extreme weather ...

A thought-provoking review led by an international team of researchers reveals the critical, yet poorly studied role of salinity in a changing ocean and coastline. The study underlines how changes in ...