2023年4月17日 · Last fall, the Great Salt Lake hit its lowest level since record keeping began. The lake’s elevation sank to nearly six meters below the long-term average, shriveling the Western Hemisphere’s...

2022年8月31日 · Water levels at the Great Salt Lake in the United States have dropped over 6 metres since 1985. Population growth and climate change are shrinking the lake, according to NASA. The Great Salt Lake is worth an estimated $1.5 billion to Utah’s economy and supports millions of migratory birds.

2023年9月7日 · Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream water to be diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of environmental groups.

2025年1月27日 · Beyond economic and ecological losses, a shrinking Great Salt Lake also poses serious health concerns for the roughly 1.2 million residents in the Salt Lake City metro region. As more lakebed is exposed, dust events could become more frequent, degrading air quality and carrying toxic particles.

2024年4月13日 · Despite recent moisture, the lake is still shrinking 2023 brought record snow to Utah, and a healthy spillover of runoff into the imperiled lake. Scientists warn the lake has already shrunk...

2021年7月17日 · Great Salt Lake is also known as America’s Dead Sea – owing to a likeness to its much smaller Middle Eastern counterpart – but scientists worry the moniker could soon take new meaning....

2025年1月22日 · As the lake shrinks, it exposes dry lakebeds that can release toxic dust into the air, threatening the health of 1.2 million Salt Lake City metropolitan residents. The decline also endangers $1.9 billion in annual economic benefits and the region’s winter sports industry.