'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.
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