Undersea freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
A University of Hawaiʻi study revealed the onshore-to-offshore movement of freshwater through a multilayer formation of basalts embedded between layers of ash and soil.
A study by the University of Hawaiʻi found twice as much offshore submarine freshwater as previous estimates.
Scientists used marine controlled-source electromagnetic imaging to discover freshwater beneath the seafloor on the western end of Hawaiʻi.
Two-times More Water
According to the University of Hawaiʻi, the study rev…
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