The Great Salt Lake is facing severe resource strain due to megadrought and ongoing climate change cycles, impacting agricultural, municipal, and industrial needs.
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Updated Sep 23
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The Great Salt Lake is facing severe resource strain due to megadrought and ongoing climate change cycles, impacting agricultural, municipal, and industrial needs.
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Iran's ecological failure in Lake Urmia is used to warn about the resource strain on the Great Salt Lake.Sub-event
- The University of Utah, including Sara Grineski, led a study researching the impacts of the Great Salt Lake's decline.Sub-event
- New state law in Utah protects xeric landscaping choices amidst hot, dry summer conditions affecting the Great Salt Lake.Sub-event
Megadrought and climate change are stressing the Great Salt Lake ecosystem and its surrounding resource management.1 source