Great Salt Lake is set to EVAPORATE within five years due to ongoing ‘megadrought’ and failure to replenish water taken from the famous Utah site, as water levels slump 73%

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  Dozens of scientists warned in a new report that Utah’s Great Salt Lake will disappear in five years as water levels have dropped by 73 percent, which has left 60 percent of the lakebed exposed 
• Researchers said the lake will need 1 million acre-feet of water, or about 326,000 gallons, per year to reverse the receding water levels that have been impacted by the megadrought in the West 
• The scientists warned that the drying of the lake would devastate the local ecosystem, public health and the state’s economy if drastic measures aren’t taken within a year 
• They called on Gov. Spencer Cox and lawmakers to implement an emergency water conservation measure

By RONNY REYES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Utah‘s Great Salt Lake will disappear within five years if left alone as an ongoing megadrought and failure to replenish it has left water levels plummeting by 73 percent. 

A coalition of dozens of scientists have called on the state to enact ’emergency measures’ to save the Great Salt Lake, warning that unless it sees a ‘dramatic increase’ in inflow within a year, the lake will be gone by 2028. 

In their report calling for a rescue, the scientists say the lake’s ‘disappearance could cause immense damage to Utah’s public health, environment, and economy. 

‘The choices we make over the next few months will affect our state and ecosystems throughout the West for decades to come.’ 

The dire warning comes after the driest summer on record caused water levels in the lake to hit historic lows amid a megadrought devastating the West. ‹ SLIDE ME ›

Scientists warned that Utah’s Great Salt Lake will disappear in five years as water levels have dropped by 73 percent+10View gallery

The historically low water levels have left 60 percent of the lakebed exposed amid a megadrought in the West+10View gallery

Researchers said the lake will need 1 million acre-feet of water, or about 326,000 gallons, per year to reverse the receding water levels. Pictured: A park ranger for Utah’s Department of Natural Resources walking in exposed areas of the lake +10View gallery

The Great Salt lake is known as America’s Red Sea. Pictured: the dividing line between the lake’s red and blue hue water in 2021. The summer of 2022 was the hottest and driest for the area, which caused water levels to continue dropping 

According to the report, the Great Salt Lake has lost 73 percent of its water, with the lake now 19 feet below its average level as 60 percent of the lakebed lies exposed. 

Because the lake is shallow — about 35 feet at its deepest — less water quickly translates to receding shorelines. 

More dry lakebed getting exposed could also send arsenic-laced dust into air breathed by millions. Breathing in high levels of arsenic can cause a sore throat, irritated lungs, arsenic poisoning, or even death, according to the American Cancer Society. …….More Here

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