According to the US Geological Survey, the level of the Great Salt Lake is 4,190 feet above sea level, which is almost ten feet lower than the original recorded level.
Satellite images shared by the European Space Agency show how much the lake has declined. A desolate demonstration of the consequences of human-driven climate change can be seen in the barren expanses of the lake.
The lake looked like this when it was in space.
There was a lake on July 4, 2022.
The data from the US Geological Survey shows that the lake has barely one-fourth the amount of water it had in 1987. That is a huge loss of volume.
The Utah Department of Natural Resources doesn't like to break records. "Urgent action is required to protect and preserve this important resource." The lake is in bad shape.
Why is this going on? Climate change means that snow from the nearby mountains is lost to the atmosphere instead of melting and refilling the lake below every year, according to The New York Times.
The cycle is a vicious one. Thanks to the higher temperatures, there is a greater demand for water, as well as a rapidly growing population.
If any more of the bed is exposed, deadly arsenic could be swept up by winds and descend on population centers in a deadly miaSMA.
The Great Salt Lake has experienced a steep decline in recent years, and in Nevada, Lake Mead's level has continued to plummet and is currently at its lowest level in more than 70 years.
It's a fate that could be shared by lakes around the world as more megadroughts are likely on the horizon.
Experts are concerned about toxic Arsenic clouds on Great Salt lake.
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