Elsewhere, sea level rise and increased storm surge height may cause flooding along the country's North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, allowing salt water intrusion into inland areas, potentially contaminating ground and surface freshwaters. (climaterealityproject.org)
And islanders on Tuvalu are scrambling to find new homes as salt water intrusion has made their groundwater undrinkable while increasingly strong hurricanes and ocean swells have devastated shoreline structures. (scientificamerican.com)
Obviously large populations are forced to move when storm surges and salt water intrusion render existing habitats uninhabitable. (climatestate.com)