is there a higher amount of salt in the rain from a hurricane

Subject: is there a higher amount of salt in the rain from a hurricane

Date: Sat Sep 24 18:51:58 2005
Posted by Greg
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Phoenix State/Province: AZ Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 1127613118.Es

Message:


I know that rain water is basically salt free, since the water in a rain cload 
is from evaporation, but during a hurricane an extreme amount of water 
is "whipped" up, so is there salt in the rain water from a hurricane?

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