Called saltwater intrusion, the phenomenon happens below coastlines, where two masses of water naturally hold each other at bay. Rainfall on land replenishes, or recharges, fresh water in coastal ...

Their findings, published late last month in Geophysical Research Letters, highlight how rising sea levels and declining rainfall contribute to saltwater intrusion. Underground fresh water and the ...

Solutions are needed to protect homes, property and groundwater from flooding and the intrusion of saltwater. Seawalls and similar infrastructure are obvious options to protect against flooding.

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans said conservation practices are always a good idea and will become more important if and when saltwater intrusion becomes a factor, but for now ...

The last water intake that was still threatened by saltwater intrusion in Boothville, in lower Plaquemines Parish, is now in the clear, the Corps said Thursday. Modeling found that based on the ...

Some drinking wells in western Long Island have been abandoned over the past few decades as they became spoiled with seawater, and the new research suggests that saltwater intrusion is spreading.

A recent story out of New Jersey highlighted a growing concern faced by coastal communities across the United States: saltwater intrusion into freshwater sources. Currently, rising sea levels ...

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction ...