ESSIC / GEOL associate professor Sujay Kaushal co-authored an article in The Conversation titled “US rivers are becoming saltier – and it’s not just from treating roads in winter.” Kaushal is a member of a group that researches freshwater salinization. The article walks through what the group has discovered over the course of more than 15 years and provides suggestions for addressing salt pollution.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
Tracking Water Temperature with Satellites
September 18, 2025
