The Great Salt Lake is experiencing a significant problem with water shortage. Due to water diversion for farming and urban growth, the lake is drying up, affecting its ecosystem. Dust plumes have been a problem for over a decade, and the marinas have become dry. The lake's salinity levels have reached a critical point, causing the death of brine shrimp and flies. This situation poses a threat to the entire ecosystem.
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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