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SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has hit yet another record low, according to new data.
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Find articles on the salt crust on Great Salt Lake’s north arm, the geothermal project near Milford, Utah and more among our regular featured columns.
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.
nhmu.utah.edu
In June of 2016, we added a new, living exhibit in the Great Salt Lake Gallery on the third floor of the museum. At first glance, the three stone-looking bumps in a tank aren’t as impressive as the Cretaceous monsters looming in the background. But their humble appearance masks what might be the most awesome creature on display: these lumpy guys are one of the oldest forms of life on Earth.
kutv.com
Low water levels at the Great Salt Lake are having an impact on industry and the environment.
standard.net
Stand on the railroad causeway dividing the Great Salt Lake into two different bodies of water, and the tipping point for life in the lake becomes clear.
accuweather.com
Human activity is playing a role in the dwindling size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, according to new research.
sciencefriday.com
When artist Robert Smithson was looking for a location to create his latest earthwork in the late 1960s, he hoped to find a place with red water. He came upon Rozel Point, a remote area in the north arm of Utah’s Great Salt Lake that blooms in pinks and oranges, thanks to an ever-fluctuating community of microbes in the salty waters.
For a more descriptive reasoning of Great Salt Lake’s occasional red coloring, READ MORE HERE.
deseretnews.com
Blame it on the pioneers and the historical diversions from a trio of rivers.
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