Utah’s famed Great Salt Lake has lost two thirds of its water… as crisis imperils upscale ski slopes. If current trends continue, the lake could disappear within five years. Its decline threatens not only skiing but also wildlife habitats, air quality, and public health

Experts have issued a dire warning that two-thirds of the Great Salt Lake’s water has disappeared, a loss driven primarily by human diversions and prolonged drought. 

This environmental crisis is rapidly turning into an economic one, threatening Utah’s famed ski season.

On Thursday grassroots organization Grow the Flow hosted a forum to address the future of Utah’s skiing industry as the lake continues to shrink. 

Dr Ben Abbott, an ecologist and professor at Brigham Young University, told attendees the situation is critical. 

Good thing climate change doesn’t exist in Republican states.