A diagram showing two types of rivers ... In the São Francisco River Basin, lower water levels have already led to saltwater intrusion in coastal areas, affecting the health of local ecosystems ...

In South Florida, a slow-moving climate crisis is kindling alarm as saltwater intrusion threatens the Biscayne Aquifer, the ...

In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Salty soils are causing reduced crop density, lower yields and barren lands unable to sustain crop growth. Sea level rise, ...

Saltwater intrusion is being called a slow-onset climate crisis by some environmentalists. Here in South Florida, that’s ...

Andy Frost – a Magnetic Island local since 1974 – said the saltwater intrusion is a result of a huge erosion gully that has brought an abundance of sand into the lagoon. “The most important ...

Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion. Protecting South Florida’s water hinges on restoring the Everglades. That’s why, 25 years ago, the federal government ...

Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion. Protecting South Florida’s water hinges on restoring the Everglades. That’s why, 25 years ago, the federal government and ...

Sea-level rise and upstream damming have worsened saltwater intrusion in the Shatt al-Arab River, pushing brine deep into Iraq’s interior and threatening agriculture, fishing and marshland ...