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HISTORICAL FACTS: The great salt lake - Caught on Camera

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

In 2000, the American West entered a megadrought that became its driest stretch in roughly 1,200 years. Years later, it left major lakes and reservoirs majorly depleted, with some losing enough water to expose miles of lakebed

Several major North American lakes are experiencing significant water level declines. Drought, warming temperatures, and increased water demands are the primary causes. Lake Powell and Lake Mead show dramatic reductions in their water storage capacity. The Great Salt Lake and Walker Lake have also seen substantial volume losses. These water…

The Economic Times

‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

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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

‘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

The “Great Salt Lake” Update: New 2026 Water Restrictions You Need to Know

For years, scientists have warned that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking, creating a potential ecological disaster. As the water recedes, it exposes a lakebed filled with toxic arsenic dust that threatens Salt Lake City’s air quality. Consequently, state officials have enacted aggressive new water restrictions for 2026 to save…

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I'm Not Sure This Classifies as an ATV, Folks

ATV literally means "all-terrain vehicle." A vehicle that can go, and will go, anywhere you point it. So in that respect, ATLAS's ATV is an ATV, even though it has a fully enclosed cabin, steering wheel instead of handlebars, and features monster truck-like tires. In short, it's a beast of an…

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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

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.

Inverse

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

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

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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