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Scientists discover a huge freshwater reservoir beneath the Great Salt Lake in Utah with the help of air drones

A large freshwater reservoir appears to be hiding beneath the eastern edge of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, according to a 2026 study published in Scientific Reports . Researchers used an airborne electromagnetic survey to look beneath the lake’s salty surface. They found a broad layer that behaves differently from the…

The Times of India

Utah’s Great Salt Lake may not be so salty after all

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere

The Independent UK

Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt Lake

Researchers have found a layer of fresh water beneath Utah's Great Salt Lake that reaches up to 2.5 miles deep and could turn out to be as big, or bigger, than the lake.

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‘An environmental nuclear bomb’: documentary examines fight to save Great Salt Lake

A cautionary new film, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, warns of the devastating consequences if the Utah lake continues to disappear

The Guardian - US

As Great Salt Lake Dries, Utah Republicans Pardon Trump Climate Skepticism

From his ranch on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, Joel Ferry has a front row view of climate change: a native of Utah, the Republican farmer has seen the water's surface area shrink by two-thirds in the past 40 years.

International Business Times

Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide

Study has found that the lake, which has lost 73% of its water, released climate-warming emissions

The Guardian - US

The Great Salt Lake Emitted More Than 4 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gasses In 1 Year

The Great Salt Lake in Utah's dried out lakebed contributing 7 percent of the state's human-produced greenhouse gasses in 2020.

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Hispanics and Pacific Islanders exposed disproportionately to toxins from Great Salt Lake – study

Winds blow particulates from drying lake into minority neighborhoods, exposing people to harmful particulates

The Guardian - US

Farmers accused of drying up the imperiled Great Salt Lake say they can help save it

Environmentalists are suing Utah to force water cutbacks to farmers to save the Great Salt Lake. Farmers call the blame unfair and say that would have its own environmental and economic consequences.

WEKU

Her antidote for 'climate grief' and a shrinking Great Salt Lake? Don't look away

Experts refer to "climate grief." Terry Tempest Williams explains what this feels like to someone who has spent their life thinking about our psychic and spiritual connection to the natural world.

WEKU

One of US’ most iconic natural wonders ‘threatens extinction and toxic dust clouds’

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

The Independent UK

First Thing: Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake

Environmental and community groups file lawsuit as lake shrinks from overuse. Plus, US Open struggles in New York heatwave

The Guardian - UK

Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’

Environmental and community groups have filed lawsuit as the water body shrinks from overuse, hastening its demise

The Guardian - US

Green groups sue, say farmers are drying up Great Salt Lake

Environmental groups have filed suit against the state of Utah arguing leaders aren't doing enough to prevent the state's namesake Great Salt Lake from drying up.

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The Independent UK

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

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Sailors rejoice after snowy winter raises Great Salt Lake — for now

After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer

The Guardian - US

Utah’s Great Salt Lake risked disappearing. Unprecedented weather is bringing it back

The lake was at a record low before historic snowfall fueled its rise – along with violent runoff that is difficult to control

The Independent UK

Mormon Church gives water to boost imperiled Great Salt Lake

Amid rising panic about the future of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating 20,000 acre-feet of water to help maintain the lake’s elevation

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The Guardian - US

Great Salt Lake’s retreat poses a major fear: poisonous dust clouds

The largest salt lake in the western hemisphere risks ‘one of the worst environmental disasters’ as it faces the prospect of disappearing in just five years

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The Great Salt Lake is disappearing. Utah has until March 3 to save it

We often describe the stillness and quiet of the desert as timeless. But deserts are dynamic and desert lakes fragile, none more so than Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

WEKU

Climate change and a population boom could dry up the Great Salt Lake in 5 years

Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake. A recent report predicted it will completely dry in five years.

The Independent UK

Biden signs bill to study salt lakes in drought-hit US West

Federal officials will more closely monitor the impacts of shrinking lakes throughout the U.S. West after President Joe Biden signed legislation that creates and funds monitoring efforts into the region's saline lakes

The Independent UK

Mysterious white mounds spark alarm after appearing across Great Salt Lake: ‘We are concerned’

Droughts in the US west have created a perfect condition for the strange mounds to form

Salon

The Great Salt Lake's looming die-off

As the Great Salt Lake continues to dry up, the ecological future of the region may be bleak

ABC News

Great Salt Lake in Utah hits record low levels amid two-decade drought, sparking warning of 'devastating' impact

The largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere hits its lowest point in almost 200 years.

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