Shimmering Salt Lake will be gone in 5 years without a big 'emergency bailout,' scientists say
Stunning Salt Lake in Utah is grappling with “exceptional risk”, say professionals, having fallen to an alarmingly low level amid a climate trade-driven
Less than weeks before Utah's 2023 legislative referendum, nearly three dozen scientists and conservationists have released a grim report
Stunning Salt Lake in Utah is grappling with “exceptional risk”, say professionals, having fallen to an alarmingly low level amid a climate trade-driven
Without a "dramatic increase" in flow by 2024, specialists warn that the lake will disappear in the next five years.
"Their disappearance could cause immense harm to Utah's public health, environment, and financial system," the authors wrote in the paper
“The decisions we make in the coming months will have an effect on our kingdom and ecosystems across the West for many years to come.”
Incredible Salt Lake, wracked by excessive water use and a worsening climate crisis, has fallen to record lows two years in a row
The lake is now 19 feet below its natural natural level and has entered "uncharted territory" after shedding 73% of its water and exposing.