Great Salt Lake’s greenhouse gas emissions have been measured for the first time. Here’s what researchers found.
Recently published research from Utah State University found that the drying lakebed is a big contributor to warming the planet.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The receding shoreline near the Great Salt Lake Marina, on Friday, December 29, 2023. A new study found that as the lake shrinks, its lakebeds emit planet-warming greenhouse gases.