[prometheus76]

I live in this area and I think it's important to provide a little context. Only this year did the Great Salt Lake set a record for the lowest level, and it's less than an inch lower than the last time it was at the lowest level we've measured, which was in 1962. Here's the interesting part: the highest point of the Great Salt Lake that has been measured was in 1985-86, so we don't really have enough data to know whether this is cyclical. Right now, it's just panic, but 25 years from now we could be firing up the pumps that are in the desert of the Great Salt Lake to pump out the water to keep the freeway from being flooded again, like it was in 1985.

[spicymaki]

I would listen to that podcast. The interviewer and interviewees were extremely sober about the situation. They described everything that was going on in detail. None of which is in dispute. The main problem is actually population increase which is driving overconsumption of water. That is not cyclic. Climate change is exacerbating the issue.

[prometheus76]

What caused the lake to fall to its second-lowest level ever recorded in 1962?

[hotpotamus]

You know, if I go out and spend my 401K on lottery tickets, I could be rich and then 25 years from now I could drive my jetski down that flooded freeway. You ever drive a jetski? It really is a blast and I'm willing to bet that driving one down the freeway would be even more fun.