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Kirk Siegler

Climate change and a population boom could dry up the Great Salt Lake in 5 years

The Great Salt Lake is roughly 8-9 feet lower than it should be. A snowy winter recently has helped lake levels some. (Kirk Siegler/NPR)

Trekking along the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake — the largest remaining saltwater lake in the western hemisphere — can feel eerie and lonely.

"These might even be my footprints from last week," says Carly Biedul, pointing to indents in the mud. Biedul is a biologist with the Great Salt Lake Institute. She's bundled up in an orange puffy jacket, gloves and hat. Most important she's wearing thick, sturdy, rubber boots.

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