Utah Geological Survey

Google Timelapse: Great Salt Lake, UT

In anticipation of tomorrow’s breaching of the railroad causeway which dissects Great Salt Lake, below is a Google Timelapse of the lake.

Great Salt Lake’s south arm elevation is currently at about 4192.4 feet, roughly 1 foot above its historic low of 4191.35 feet. The north arm is currently at about 4189.1. Typically near the beginning of December winter weather starts a rebound in lake levels. However, with tomorrow’s breaching of the causeway the two arms will mix, raising the north arm an estimated 18 inches and lowering the south arm an estimated 1 foot. Will the south arm drop to a new historic low?

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Portions of Great Salt Lake hit record-low after years of declining water levels

fox13now.com

SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has hit yet another record low, according to new data.

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A festival of science

moabsunnews.com

Science is fun and should be accessible to everyone – plus, there are many interesting scientific happenings on the Colorado Plateau – according to organizers of the first-ever Moab Festival of Science, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22, through Sunday, Sept. 25.

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Seeing Is Believing: How Marie Tharp Changed Geology Forever

smithsonianmag.com

Marie Tharp’s maps helped prove continental drift was real. But her work was initially dismissed as “girl talk”

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State geologist’s death ‘devastating’ as agency moves to UA

tucson.com

The uneasy transition of the Arizona Geological Survey from freestanding state agency to the University of Arizona College of Science must now proceed without the leadership of its director, M. Lee Allison.

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Monster-sized boulder busted, highway reopens

stgeorgeutah.com

The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway between Canyon Junction and the east entrance to the park is now open after being closed when a house-size boulder came loose from heavy rains and crashed onto the highway Wednesday.

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Looking back at the CCC program that helped Northern Utah avoid flooding

ksl.com

It’s hard not to notice the terraces across many of the mountains around Northern Utah. But what are they and how did they get there?

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Reports of flash flooding, large boulder close roads in Zion National Park

ksl.com

The flash flooding was reported in Zion National Park and near Mount Carmel, according to the National Weather Service. Park officials reported that all of the roads in Zion National Park were closed as of 3 p.m. due to the extreme weather.

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Seismic Slowdowns Could Warn of Impending Earthquakes

smithsonianmag.com

Predicting earthquakes before they happen is the Holy Grail of seismology.

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Scientists launch nutrient study, plan to map Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake

ksl.com

Hydrologists from Utah and California lowered a sophisticated water quality monitoring device into the murky waters at the Jordan River surplus canal and are now waiting on the story it tells.

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