Seawalls and other shoreline barriers, which extend below the surface, might actually lead to more groundwater flooding, result in less protection against saltwater intrusion into groundwater, and end up with a lot of water to deal with inside of the area that seawalls were supposed to protect.
Barriers Designed to Prevent Saltwater Intrusion May Worsen Inland Flooding
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