What I’m watching today…
Fun fact: The film’s director, Herk Harvey, makes multiple appearances as the grinning, ghoulish apparition outside the window after which much screaming ensues.
#LowBudget #HorrorFilm #GreatSaltLake #Saltair #1960chevy #PipeOrgan #HorrorToberFest
Pond at Farmington Bay WMA and Antelope Island, Dec 2020 #utah #GreatSaltLake #winter #photo #photography #nature #naturephotography
#FotoVorschlag
“Im Vorbeigehen” / In passing
Flying over the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The red coloration is caused by salt-loving bacteria that thrive in the water’s high salinity. The lake is actually half red and half blue — it’s divided by a causeway that isolates the northern arm seen here, allowing the salt content to reach saturation levels, while the southern arm is fed by fresh river waters and remains blue. It’s a striking sight.
Freshwater Surfaces Beneath the Shrinking Great Salt Lake, Sparking New Research
The Great Salt Lake, once a vast body of water, has been shrinking for decades due to overexploitation and climate change. However, as the lakebed cracks open, new signs of life are emerging. Researchers from the University of Utah have discovered reed-covered mounds forming on the lake's southeast ... [More info]
"Z odhaleného dna Veľkého soľného jazera uniká toxický prach. Nevedia, čo spôsobí ľuďom
V Utahu čelia najväčšej kríze verejného zdravia."
Shrinking Great Salt Lake poses public health crisis as toxic dust threatens communities. #GreatSaltLake #PublicHealth #WaterCrisis
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/why-shrinking-great-salt-lake-public-health-crisis
'Dinge die mit "G" beginnen ...' Blick über den Großen Salzsee in Utah #FotoVorschlag #G #GreatSaltLake #GroßerSalzsee #Utah #USA #Landschaft #Fotografie #Salzsee #RockyMountains #AntelopeIsland #Reisen #travel #photography
Great Salt Lake slipping back into ‘scary low’ water levels
Drought and water consumption were causing the level of the Great Salt Lake to fall to alarmingly low levels. On Tuesday, July 29, the lake level was near 4,192 feet, while the north arm was about 4,191.5 feet.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/07/29/great-salt-lake-levels-scary-low-drought/
The End, 2025
In his series Alfredo Jaar documents the Great Salt Lake, Utah, which is being destroyed by excessive water extraction and has become what scientists have described as an ‘environmental nuclear bomb’. A keystone ecosystem for the western hemisphere, sustaining rainfall and providing a habitat for 10 million migratory birds, it has lost 73% of its water ...
Photograph: Alfredo Jarr
"The last thing we wanted to do is for this to be characterized as a water resource we should be tapping," he said. "It's much more fragile than that, and we need to understand it better."
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-mysterious-reed-mounds-reveal-vast.html
Heron at the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah (January 2021)
#GreatSaltLake #Utah #photography #bird #heron #birds #birdsofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #2021
Work from Cluster member Kevin Perry, based at the University of #Utah, is part of these efforts by the Great Salt Lake Strike Team to understand, prepare for, and mitigate the effects of the shrinking #GreatSaltLake.
"The strike team brings together experts in public policy, hydrology, water management, climatology, dust and economics to provide impartial, data-informed and solution-oriented support for the Commissioner’s Office and other Utah decision-makers."
"The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah".
#ecology #greatsaltlake
Thanks to $$$ from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, new stream gauges being installed will help to answer a very important question about the Great Salt Lake: https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/new-stream-gauges-to-help-track-if-conserved-water-really-makes-it-to-great-salt-lake #utpol #Utah #GreatSaltLake
