10 miles off Tarbat Ness. A heavy fresh water shower over the salty sea. #brackish

#Solar-powered #desalination
A new system could make #brackish #groundwater drinkable at low cost in communities where #seawater and grid power are limited. The system is a variation of a previous design based on #electrodialysis, which uses an electric field to draw out salt ions as #water is pumped through a stack of ion-exchange membranes.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/23/1107395/solar-powered-desalination-2/

Spotlight on #MudSnakes: Study unveils evolutionary secrets of enigmatic #snake family from Southeastern Asia https://phys.org/news/2023-09-spotlight-mud-snakes-unveils-evolutionary.html

#Phylogenomics of Fresh and Formalin Specimens Resolves the #Systematics of Old World Mud #Snakes (#Serpentes: #Homalopsidae) and Expands Biogeographic Inference https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/9393

"Species of #MudSnake can inhabit fresh, #brackish or saltwater coastal and inland areas, mostly sleeping by day and munching on #fish and #crustaceans by night."

The Sun rises over #piers on the Indian #River.
The so-called “Indian River” is actually part of a large, #brackish #lagoon system in connection with the Atlantic #ocean, shielded by the barrier island.
This natural protection helped inspire the #Intracoastal #Waterway, a path for ships that allows them to move across the US coast without entering the deep ocean and the associated dangers.
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#Sunrise, #IndianRiver, #Florida, #IntracoastalWaterway, #Sun, #clouds, #Sky, #Photography

NEW THIS WEEK: Sinister six from Mad Angel Films — grindhouse horror, a Christmas slasher, and sci-fi action/adventure round out this sextuplet from AXEGRINDER 666 director Matthew A. Peters, an up-and-coming indie talent worth keeping an eye on! 👀

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#makeflix #newthisweek #newreleases #madangelfilms #matthewapeters #horror #gore #bluray #DVD #scifi #action #adventure #halfdead #brackish #savagechristmas #sladecollins #themanwithnopants #filmmakers #axegrinder666

The #MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge or #MINWR occupies the northern parts of Merritt Island, north of Kennedy Space Center #KSC’s operational area.
The #brackish #marshes and #wetlands attract an enormous number of #birds of many #species, like #roseate #spoonbills, white #ibis, and #herons.
They are unique #habitat and unique to #photograph.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/bird-gathering-at-minwr-heron-and-fox.html

Something to do with saltiness then? #brackish #weregoingtoneedabigger^wannothertank