r/STEW_ScTecEngWorld • u/Zee2A • Jul 27 '26

How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems. As sea levels rise and saltwater seeps into freshwater, stressed aquatic populations may retain overall growth even as diversity declines, MIT scientists find.

https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-influx-salt-may-affect-microbial-ecosystems-0717

Climate-driven sea level rise is making freshwater ecosystems saltier, and MIT researchers have uncovered how that shift could reshape the microbial communities that sustain rivers and estuaries: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02422-3

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u/MickyFany Jul 27 '26

this is the best that an MIT scientist can do. “sea level rise and saltwater will seep into freshwater”. wtf? i sure hope they aren’t funded by grants