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Paluel is also one of the many power stations that draws seawater directly from the ocean as a coolant for its inner workings.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Like France, both of these plants draw seawater directly from the coast.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
As carbon emissions increase, the ocean is absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, lowering pH levels and making seawater more acidic, a process that can affect many ocean species and ecosystems.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Based on tests conducted in a study published August 27 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, the seawater pH forecast for the year 2300 damages shark teeth, leaving them full of tiny holes and cracks.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Like France, both of these plants draw seawater directly from the coast.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
As carbon emissions increase, the ocean is absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, lowering pH levels and making seawater more acidic, a process that can affect many ocean species and ecosystems.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Based on tests conducted in a study published August 27 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, the seawater pH forecast for the year 2300 damages shark teeth, leaving them full of tiny holes and cracks.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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