The Great Salt Lake enters 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows

A dry start to winter brings echoes of 2022.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sightseers at the Great Salt Lake near Saltair on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.

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