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Depends on whether the rate of salt extraction is precisely equal to the inflow over the long term. The Great Salt Lake is extremely salty and basically only tw

Depends on whether the rate of salt extraction is precisely equal to the inflow over the long term. The Great Salt Lake is extremely salty and basically only two species can live in it: brine shrimp and brine flies. With about the corresponding level of "tourism" you'd expect. And that is with industrial levels of salt harvesting. Would we expect the salt harvesting of these inland seas to be equal to or greater than the daily inflow of salt via the sea water? Seems dubious to me. On the other hand, there are still many other benefits. Migratory birds love the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake Effect[0] on precipitation in this desert seems unambiguously positive. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake_effect

BurningFrog 3y ago
If you make it a bay of the Mediterranean, it should behave no differently than the rest of that ocean. With the various pipeline/tunnel/channel options that are admittedly more realistic, at least at first, there might very well be the kind of problems you mention.
ignite 3y ago
> there are still many other benefits. Too bad it's going away. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/utah-great-salt-lake-collapse-imminent https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/utah-gre...
Gordonjcp 3y ago
> Migratory birds love the Great Salt Lake some birds, flying: "hey you want to come and eat some shrimp?" "yeah I could go for some shrimp, know anywhere good?" "well yes actually, but it's a bit of a trek" "okay cool, sky trip!"