Great Salt Lake levels remain low, yet salinity remains close to healthy targets
Annual Strike Team report outlines new dust-mitigation strategies, successes in controlling salinity and fresh projections on lake’s direction
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Great Salt Lake roundworm gets Shoshone name
New study by U biologists characterizes D. woaabi, first of two nematode species recently found in the lake’s microbialites.
Read MoreThe 8,000-year history of Great Salt Lake and its watershed is recorded in sediments
Geoscientist’s analysis of carbon and oxygen isotopes documents profound human-driven changes arising from agriculture and rail causeway.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake’s mystery islands
U geologists are investigating if the groundwater revealed by reed-covered mounds can be tapped to restore broken lakebed crusts.
Read MoreIt may be stinky and buggy, but Great Salt Lake is worth saving
U scientists are helping guide Utah’s Great Salt Lake Strike Team, formed three years ago at the urging of U President Taylor Randall.
Read MoreDust and wildfire smoke are the West’s latest air quality threats under a changing climate
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U atmospheric scientists highlight the impact of a drier climate on Utah’s airsheds at College of Law’s 30th annual Stegner Symposium.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake is rebounding but dust monitoring needs improvement
Utah should deploy equipment to track PM10 blowing from exposed lakebed into Davis, Weber counties, according to GSL Strike Team.
Read MoreHow features in Utah and Arizona advanced geoscience
U geoscientists nominated the Henry Mountains, Coyote Buttes and Great Salt Lake to the list of world’s top geoheritage sites.
Read MoreJust how dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust? New research looks for clues
U scientists determine sediments from the dry playa have elevated ‘oxidative potential,’ indicating greater risk to human health.
Read MoreAirborne dust from Great Salt Lake playa has bigger impact on communities of color
New research demonstrates particulate pollution arising from the dry lakebed is harder on lower-income neighborhoods, highlighting another benefit of restoring GSL’s water levels.
Read MoreFrom mountains to Great Salt Lake: The secrets of snowmelt
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University of Utah hydrologist and biochemist Paul Brooks talks about the multiyear journey of water molecules from mountain snowfall to the Great Salt Lake.
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