Typhoon Haiyan's storm surge may contaminate aquifer for years

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 15:30 in Earth & Climate

In research of significance to the world's expanding coastal populations, scientists have found that geology and infrastructure play key roles in determining whether aquifers that provide drinking water are inundated with seawater during a typhoon or hurricane and how long the contamination lasts.

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