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cover of episode Week of wonder: The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Can it be saved?

Week of wonder: The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Can it be saved?

2024/7/23
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Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1980s, the lake has shrunk by two-thirds, and is projected to disappear entirely in the next five years. If it does, it will lead to massive environmental, economic and public health issues.