To help mitigate intrusion, the state and the Army Corps of Engineers are working to add 25 feet of height to a 1,500-foot-wide underwater levee in the Mississippi River, which was constructed in ...

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 ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has reached some drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish. The same problem caused a monthslong emergency late last year, but this time ...

Plaquemines Parish officials are closely monitoring the Mississippi River for saltwater intrusion. The Army Corps of Engineers posted a report saying the toe of the wedge is at River Mile 22.1 as ...

New research by Utrecht University's Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU) in collaboration with Deltares shows that saltwater intrusion—where seawater pushes inland into rivers ...

When this happens, it’s referred to as saltwater intrusion. Saltwater intrusion is the movement of salt water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to contamination of drinking water sources ...

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.

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 and ...