Scientists Fear Impending ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ From Drying Great Salt Lake

Scientists Fear Impending ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ From Drying Great Salt Lake

Utah’s Great Salt Lake is facing unprecedented danger. Without a significant increase in water flow over the next several years, the lake might turn into dust. That’s where things could get dangerous for the 2.5 million residents around the lake.

Recall we’ve already informed readers that declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake have created new challenges as dust laden with toxic metals threaten the region. It’s just now the worsening megadrought in the western half of the US has brought forward what some folks refer to as an impending ‘environmental nuclear bomb.’

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