- Diversion from the rivers that feed Great Salt Lake, along with the worst megadrought in the US west in 1,200 years, means that the largest saline lake in the western hemisphere has contracted in size by nearly 2/3 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/18/salt-lake-city-mayor-erin-mendenhall-utah-great-lake-decline-climate-crisis?CMP=GTUS_email 2 comments climate