Rising sea levels are making Australia’s coastal groundwater salty
Do you want salt with that? http://www.abc.net.au/rural/sa/content/2013/01/s3669334.htm By Nikolai Beilharz, 14 January 2013 Farmers are being warned not to draw too much fresh water out of coastal aquifers, because they could become inundated with salt water.
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training says that two thirds of groundwater aquifers in Australia are at moderate to high risk of saltwater intrusion.
Associate professor at Flinders University Adrian Werner, says it’s a growing problem that has the potential to get worse.
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