Great Salt Lake (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Great Salt Lake

Caption

The Great Salt Lake is getting saltier, creating a serious threat to the ecosystems and the economies that depend on it. New research from Wayne Wurtsbaugh examines the trajectory the two halves of the lake might take on a path to hyper-salinity.

Credit

USGS

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Public Domain

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