Like the Great Salt Lake, the salt flats are remnants of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville as the Ice Age thawed and a warming climate evaporated the Great Basin’s water away.

The Bonneville Salt Flats are located west of the Great Salt Lake, about 110 miles west of Salt Lake City. They are visible from Interstate 80.

A 1997 U.S. Geological Survey report estimated the Bonneville Salt Flats had lost than 55 million tons of salt from its crust between 1960 and 1988, with the maximum salt-crust thickness dwindling ...

The vast expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats, located in northwest Utah, captivate the imaginations of indigenous peoples, explorers, scientists and land speed racers, yet beneath the shimmering ...

The desolate landscape of Salar de Uyuni provides the backdrop for a song by Stars Of The Lid's Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie. "The Few Of Us Left" refers to the people who harvest salt on the flats.

A hundred miles east of the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Great Salt Lake is at historic lows. It's lost 50% of its volume and dropped 11 feet In the last 10 years.

It has been long assumed that Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats was formed as its ancient namesake lake dried up 13,000 years ago. But new research from the University of Utah has gutted that ...

The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found — more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.

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Massive salt pyramids stand tall against the blue sky, while pink-hued salt flats stretch out in every direction. It almost feels otherworldly — like you’ve stepped onto another planet.

The idea of a Great Salt Lake national park has made a splash in recent weeks, but the likelihood of it happening doesn’t hold much water. National parks are created by an act of Congress using ...