Salt fallen out the sky?
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Gone to my parents house this morning and on the road outside for about 10 metres, on their patio etc is lumps of salt, very strange. Nowhere else in site, just seems to start and stop on the road.
Could this be something that has evaporated from the sea and then broken up as it’s fallen?
Could this be something that has evaporated from the sea and then broken up as it’s fallen?
Super Sonic said:
If you post some pictures we'll have a better idea.
eta salt doesn't evaporate from the sea, the water evaporates leaving the salt behind.
Absolutely correct. It is pretty amazing how far sea spray can be blown by the wind, so you can get salt a long way inland, but it isn't going to look like a load of crystals on the ground. Back in 87 quite a few plants in a friend's garden in Canterbury got salt burn.eta salt doesn't evaporate from the sea, the water evaporates leaving the salt behind.
From Google AI
“While salt doesn't typically fall from the sky in the way hail or rain does, it can be found in the air, particularly in coastal areas or near regions where lakes are drying up and releasing saline dust. This can occur through a process called efflorescence, where hydrated salts spontaneously lose water when the vapor pressure of the hydrate is higher than the air's partial pressure, says Britannica. Additionally, increased global salt use and production have led to more salt ions in streams, rivers, and even the atmosphere, according to Virginia Tech News”
Could have fallen from an aeroplane.
“While salt doesn't typically fall from the sky in the way hail or rain does, it can be found in the air, particularly in coastal areas or near regions where lakes are drying up and releasing saline dust. This can occur through a process called efflorescence, where hydrated salts spontaneously lose water when the vapor pressure of the hydrate is higher than the air's partial pressure, says Britannica. Additionally, increased global salt use and production have led to more salt ions in streams, rivers, and even the atmosphere, according to Virginia Tech News”
Could have fallen from an aeroplane.
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