In 2022, California built an emergency drought barrier across the West False River near Oakley to protect against saltwater intrusion. AP Photo/Terry Chea Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline ...

THE AMOUNT OF salt you should consume per day depends on your specific needs, Sherry says. Although salt is not pure sodium, ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been ...

For months, Louisiana oyster farmer Mitch Jurisich, Jr. watched the Mississippi as an invisible surge of Gulf of Mexico salt water crept up the tail end of the river, twisting along levees through ...

Completely different scenarios. Sea water isn't safe to drink in large quantities because of the salt. If you're just eating the salt itself you're presumably consuming other things with it, just as ...

Gregory Pierce received funding from the Resources Legacy Fund for one of the reports cited in this piece. Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable water ...