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from "Travis" contains these words:

You've messed the attributions, Travis; now you won't know who to insult.

Paghat said:
Salt is
NOT evaporated into clouds & precipitation NEVER salinizes
soils.

I replied


Wrong.

http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/env...#salt%20source

Warren replied


If what you got out of that page is that salt can be evaporated
into the clouds, and that rain in coastal areas contains salt,
then we can clearly see how little you understand about even the
most simple science.

I said

You're incompetent. That page makes it perfectly clear; quote

*"Where does the salt come from?

*Soil salt can come from three main sources:

* 1. From the breakdown of parent rock: A very slow process.
* 2. From geological inundation by the oceans: Only on discrete
parts of Australia.
* 3. From wind blown salt, usually in rain water from the ocean.

*Salt in rainfall can range from about 20 kg/ha/per annum (usually
inland with low rainfall) to more *than 200 kg/ha/per annum (usually
coastal with high rainfall). In most of Australia, this is the
source *of stored salts. " end quote.

Presley has given another cite telling you the same thing.


There are many places in North America with salt deposits left from the
Oceanic inundation not just Australia.

No doubt, but try to keep up. We're discussing, does coastal rain
ever contain salt from the sea. Does coastal rain deposit salt on plants
and soil. Okay? The websites provided by myself and Presley, show it
does, so Paghat and Warren are wrong. Here it is again, just for you.

* 3. From wind blown salt, usually in rain water from the ocean.

*Salt in rainfall can range from about 20 kg/ha/per annum (usually
inland with low rainfall) to more *than 200 kg/ha/per annum (usually
coastal with high rainfall). In most of Australia, this is the
source *of stored salts. "

Janet.