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Charlie Jones

Drying up lake could release toxic clouds of dust threatening 2.5 million people

Scientists fear a drying up lake could send toxic clouds of dust into the air threatening the health of two and a half million people living nearby.

The water levels in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, dropped to all-time lows in October this year due to a combination of over extraction and country-wide droughts.

As more and more of the lake bed is exposed, dust laden with toxic metals are whipped up by winds and blown towards nearby Salt Lake City.

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