
There's a race against time to save the Bonneville Salt Flats
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The famed Bonneville Salt Flats are deteriorating an an accelerating pace, which has led preservationists to find solutions to save the famous high speed racing venue.
But it’s growing thinner and thinner as those who cherish it clamor for changes to save it.
Research has time and again shown that the briny water in the aquifer below the flats is depleting faster than nature can replenish it. As nearby groundwater replaces the mineral-rich brine, evaporation yields less salt than historic cycles of flooding and evaporation left on the landscape.
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