Utah State University: A Lake in Peril - Researchers Participate in First Summit on Threats to the Great Salt Lake
January 12, 2022
January 12, 2022
LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 12 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news:
By Lael Gilbert
This composite of satellite images shows the receding Great Salt Lake. On the left is the lake at full capacity in December 1988, while on the right is the lake in September 2021 with 800 square miles of lakebed exposed. Water levels have reached record lows due to pressures from agricultural and municipal diversions, climate change and drought.
The iconic Grea . . .
By Lael Gilbert
This composite of satellite images shows the receding Great Salt Lake. On the left is the lake at full capacity in December 1988, while on the right is the lake in September 2021 with 800 square miles of lakebed exposed. Water levels have reached record lows due to pressures from agricultural and municipal diversions, climate change and drought.
The iconic Grea . . .