The Great Salt Lake Is Shriveling

• Photographer
  Yuan Zhang
• Technical Info
  Canon Eos 5d Mark Iv
• Photo Date
  August 12, 2019

Last fall, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA, hit its lowest level since record keeping began, according to reports. Its elevation sank to nearly 6 meters below long-term average, shriveling the largest saline lake in Western Hemisphere to half its historic surface area. Usually in arid areas with little precipitation, saline lakes all over the world are the first in line to be affected by long-time droughts, a more common phenomena due to climate change. The Great Salt Lake will likely disappear within five years if current rate of unsustainable water consumption is continued, a research says.

My name is Yuan Zhang. I'm an amateur photographer.