Facing a #hotter #climate and #drying #GreatSaltLake, some families plan to leave #Utah #toxic #gasses & #dust, i e. #lithium....
utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/06/g...
The vast emptiness of Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island with shallow water merging with mudflats, sagebrush scrubland in the foreground, and snow-dusted peaks under a cold, cloud-scattered April sky.
The weird beauty of a dying lake on a cold April morning.
#BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #photography #utah #greatsaltlake #landscape #landscapephotography #nature
Decades of overuse by alfalfa farms, mining interests and housing development has pushed #GreatSaltLake to the brink. Conservatives don't believe in #climatechange, nor do they want to change their water usage. So they're getting a $1B bailout from tRumps '27 budget.
A massive military won't protect #Utah if the Wasatch Front becomes a toxic dust bowl.
These cuts will dry up the #GreatSaltLake:
• NASA/NOAA cuts blind snowpack tracking
• NIH cuts kill UofU dust health research
• Shifts $10B lake-saving cost to state
• USDA cuts end water-saving tech for farmers
Congrats to Michael Werner, Assistant Professor of Biology, for winning 1st place + People’s Choice in the Image of Research competition!
A powerful example of science captured through a single striking image.
🔗 tinylink.net/0MeWV
🔬 werner-lab.org
#greatsaltlake #research #photography #biology
Scientists Just Discovered a Hidden Freshwater World Beneath the Great Salt Lake #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #FreshwaterWorld #GreatSaltLake
scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-discover...
www.sciencealert.com/huge-freshwa...
#saltlake #greatsaltlake #water #utah
#UnitedStates: Freshwater Under Great Salt Lake
A new study by the University of Utah found a large reservoir of salt-free freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake, known for its high salinity, that may extend up to 2.5 miles (4 km) deep.
Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#greatsaltlake
Heading home with the morning catch #greatsaltlake #utah #blackandwhite #leica #landscapephotography #photography #lakes
Scientists Find Evidence Of Hidden Fresh Water Beneath The Great Salt Lake #Science #EarthSciences #Hydrology #GreatSaltLake #FreshWater #EarthScience
studyfinds.com/scientists-find-evidence...
Sailboats at the dock with bare masts on the Great Salt Lake are lined up in front of snow-capped mountains.
Sailboats and snow-capped mountains.
#GreatSaltLake
#Photography
#BlueSkyPhotos
Architectural Framework for Remediating Anthropogenic Inflow Losses to Great Salt Lake
#GreatSaltLake #utah #salinelakes
New upload:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
A nude blonde poses on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, casting a 25 foot shadow.
Auroraa and her shadow on the shores of the Great Salt Lake @auroraamodels.bsky.social #notsexuallyexplicit, #fineartnude, #nudeinnature, #nude, #Utah, #blonde, #shadow, #greatsaltlake,
rwinterton@le.utah.gov, nblouin@le.utah.gov, ebuss@le.utah.gov, mmckell@le.utah.gov, jplumb@le.utah.gov, ssandall@le.utah.gov, evickers@le.utah.gov
#GreatSaltLake
In this interview, Senior Fellow in Residence Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, renowned ecologist and National Geographic Explorer at Large, discusses the ecological crisis in the #GreatSaltLake region, the state of the Institute’s #NatureBasedSolutions project, & the frameworks needed to advance the field.
Hydrologic and Surface‑State Consequences of Berming Farmington Bay: A Quantitative Assessment
Article here:
#GreatSaltLake
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Learn more about Great Salt Lake dust and health risks
#GreatSaltLake #UtahAirQuality #HB501
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The phalarope strategy cannot help the #GreatSaltLake.
This thread explains why.
The idea was imported from Mono Lake environmentalism, but the hydrology and governance are fundamentally different.
Utahns deserve clean air, protected water, and accountability — not policies that weaken safeguards when we need them most.
📌 See other bills and actions UPHE is tracking
#GreatSaltLake #ProtectOurAir #UtahLeg #CleanAir
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Today, groundwater pumping intercepts roughly 800,000 acre‑feet of water every year that would otherwise help sustain #GreatSaltLake .
Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
The current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
#Utah #GreatSaltLake
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/grea...
#GreatSaltLake studies
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#lakeeffectsnow and other weather modification techniques are drying up our water sources! #greatsaltlake
Are you familiar with
GrowTheFlowUtah.org? Have you attended a rally for the #GreatSaltLake? Do you remember the SLAPP lawsuit against BYU professor Ben Abbott for citing his research as a reason to save Utah Lake from destruction? If you've grown to love Ben, too, enjoy!
youtu.be/aCS5E1AtQO8?...
Sampling the Playa creates dust lift zones
Surface disturbance is one of the biggest drivers of Playa dust lift.
Traversing the playa to sample the playa and spring creates disturbance in the Playa.
#GreatSaltLake
In other words: the act of sampling can create the dust we think we’re measuring.
A sunset on a cloudy day, taken from the coast of the Great Salt Lake.
A sunset, as seen from Antelope Island State Park in the Great Salt Lake. #greatsaltlake #utah #photography
Introducing my new study:
Saline Playa Surface State: Grounded in the Great Salt Lake
This work synthesizes years of field observation, surface‑state analysis, and real‑time dust monitoring on the #GreatSaltLake playa.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#TidesOutTuesday one #bird #californiaseagull #birds #SantaMonicaBeach & one #mormonbomber(as we called 'em as kids 🤔) #gull #seagull #greatsaltlake #greatbasin & #one #phonephoto & one fr a nicer #canon rig & #glass #beach & #desert #phonephotography #moods #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #outdoorlife