Risk of saltwater intrusion into coastal groundwater spans the globe: Study

Mongabay
May 28, 2026, 1:26 pm194 ptsTrendingTop
Globally, about half of drinking water and a quarter of irrigation water comes from under the ground. Yet many coastal sites throughout the world are seeing notable declines in their groundwater levels, putting them at risk of saltwater intrusion, a new study says. The study, published April 14 in the journal…

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