What would happen if aliens evaporated all the oceans to steal the salt?

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Subject: What would happen if aliens evaporated all the oceans to steal the salt?

Date: Thu Sep 2 13:31:47 2010
Posted by Laura
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I'm pondering a sci fi story, and am wondering where the water would go-- How
long would it rain? Can that much water even BE evaporated into the atmosphere?
Would it change what land masses are above water? (Assuming the ice caps melt
too. Would they re-freeze?) Would the rest of the planet get hot too?

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