Salinity. Salinity is when rain falls in flat or hot areas and the salt in the water cant escape to the sea.

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A) What is the problem?

B) Why is it a problem?

C) What can we do about it?

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Salinity is when rain falls in flat or hot areas and the salt in the water can't escape to the sea. It will occur in flat areas because it will rain and sink into the earth. If there is no hill for a run off the all the water gets trapped in the ground. If the water can't escape then the salt can't get away either. This builds up over a long period of time.

It can often happen in hot areas because when it rain the water does not get enough time to run off before it is evaporated. Then the salt is left in the sand again and it will build up over long periods of time.
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Once the trees have adapted to the salty environment then the salty ground relies on the trees too. The trees begin to absorb the salt with water. If the trees were to be removed then the salt would build up and just get out if control.

A) What is the problem?

The main problem is that we have salt in our soil. Trees have adapted to this soil and absorb some of it. We need to keep the balance of how much goes into the soil and how much comes out through trees. If humans ...

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