Utah’s shrinking Great Salt Lake could be headed for ecological disaster as water levels pass their lowest level in recorded history. The Great Salt Lake’s slow-motion shrinking doesn’t just spell environmental disaster for millions of migrating birds, it would also cause billions of dollars in economical fallout. And there are health risks for humans, too. … He compared the situation to the California Salton Sea, noting the dust storms that Cronkite News reported are from the silt at the lake bottom that is a major health risk when swept by the wind.

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