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The saltwater intrusion was probably triggered by the wind conditions of recent weeks: Persistent winds in the first half of December from a south-easterly direction led to a lowering of the Baltic Sea level and the outflow of water masses towards the North Sea.

Following the onset of strong westerly winds in connection with storm Zoltan, large quantities of salty water are currently flowing into the Baltic Sea in the opposite direction.

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