大盐湖在2026年创下历史新低,由于干旱、气候变化和用水,对健康和生态系统造成威胁。 The Great Salt Lake hit a record low in 2026, threatening health and ecosystems due to drought, climate change, and water use.

大盐湖开始于2026年,高度极低,由于干旱、气候变化和水的过度使用,仅比2022年创纪录的低点高三英尺。 The Great Salt Lake began 2026 at a critically low elevation, just three feet above its 2022 record low, due to drought, climate change, and water overuse. 犹他州大部分河川流域的雪块仍然很低,最近的降雨影响不大。 Snowpack remains low across most of Utah’s river basins, and recent rain has had little impact. 湖的南端是4,191.6英尺,800多平方英里的干湖床暴露了威胁公众健康的有毒尘埃。 The lake’s southern end is at 4,191.6 feet, with over 800 square miles of dry lakebed exposing toxic dust that threatens public health. 虽然由于控制了通过铁路堤道的水流,盐度已降至12%,但据官员说,该湖每年需要80万英亩多水,到2034年达到健康水平。 While salinity has dropped to 12% due to controlled water flow through the railroad causeway, officials say the lake needs 800,000 additional acre-feet of water annually to reach a healthy level by 2034. 城市用水已经上升到占流域取水量的近27%,这挑战了农业是主要罪魁祸首的观点。 Urban water use has risen to nearly 27% of basin withdrawals, challenging the view that agriculture is the primary culprit. 州和联邦供资,包括来自多种来源的2.5亿美元,支持保护、水租赁和尘土监测。 State and federal funding, including $250 million from multiple sources, supports conservation, water leasing, and dust monitoring. 专家们强调,持续、协作的行动对于恢复至关重要。 Experts stress that sustained, collaborative action is essential for recovery.