Columbia University-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Scientists Map Huge Undersea Fresh-Water Aquifer Off U.S. Northeast
June 22, 2019
June 22, 2019
NEW YORK, June 22 [TNSresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean. It appears to be the largest such formation yet found in the world. The aquifer stretches from the shore at least from Massachusetts to New Jersey, extending . . .
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean. It appears to be the largest such formation yet found in the world. The aquifer stretches from the shore at least from Massachusetts to New Jersey, extending . . .