This chapter discusses the potential consequences of the Great Salt Lake drying up, including the death of the ecosystem, negative impacts on industries, and harmful substances being exposed to nearby residents.
And the ecological crisis that threatens everything. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan heads to Salt Lake City.
This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin and Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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