Many drinking water wells at homes along the Rhode Island coastline are being contaminated by an intrusion of saltwater, and as sea levels rise and storm surge increases as a result of the changing climate, many more wells are likely to be at risk. So a team of University of Rhode Island researchers is conducting a series of geophysical tests to determine the extent of the problem.
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Source: Phys.org