JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Great (Shrinking) Salt Lake.

  • Published In: Science News, 2023, v. 203, n. 10. P. 18 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Randall, Brianna 3 of 3

Abstract

As These processed satellite images show the surface area of the Great Salt Lake in June 1985, when the water level was unusually high thanks to heavy rain and snow- melt, compared with July 2022, when the level approached its record low. the lakes shrink with less freshwater inflow, their concentration of salt increases. If Utahans succeed, the Great Salt Lake can be a model for how to save other saline lakes around the world. Features In fall 2022, the Great Salt Lake hit its lowest water level since record keeping began. The project would lower the level of the Great Salt Lake by more than a meter and a half and push salinity to over 22 percent, threatening the lake ecosystem, Wurtsbaugh and Null reported in the book Great Salt Lake Biology, published in 2020. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2023/06, Vol. 203, Issue 10, p18
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Environmental Sciences
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:163773407
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