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How saline were the earth's oceans during the Last Glacial Maximum?
According to Wikipedia sea water is 34.7 parts per thousand salt.
Between evaporation and precipitation it seems like this amount is kept largely in equilibrium but, during the last glacial maximum, a ...
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How much does ocean cover percentage change between glacial periods? [duplicate]
Currently, oceans cover about 71% of the total area of Earth. Ice ages can cause this figure to fluctuate, by lowering the sea level and creating land bridges and other features.
How much can this ...