Brian Maffly
@brianmaffly.bsky.social
Former journalist with years of service at The Salt Lake Tribune. Now I share the scientific discoveries occurring at the University of Utah. I'm also a crusty old dad who cooks, skis and bikes, plays basketball and rock 'n roll.
Utah’s #BonnevilleSaltFlats have shrunk by 75% since 1925.
@utah.edu geologists Brenda Bowen and Mark Radwin use remote satellite, aerial imagery to analyze loss of halite crusts sciencedirect.com/science/arti... At current decline rate, 185-358 acres a year, they could be gone by 2072
@utah.edu geologists Brenda Bowen and Mark Radwin use remote satellite, aerial imagery to analyze loss of halite crusts sciencedirect.com/science/arti... At current decline rate, 185-358 acres a year, they could be gone by 2072
August 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Utah’s #BonnevilleSaltFlats have shrunk by 75% since 1925.
@utah.edu geologists Brenda Bowen and Mark Radwin use remote satellite, aerial imagery to analyze loss of halite crusts sciencedirect.com/science/arti... At current decline rate, 185-358 acres a year, they could be gone by 2072
@utah.edu geologists Brenda Bowen and Mark Radwin use remote satellite, aerial imagery to analyze loss of halite crusts sciencedirect.com/science/arti... At current decline rate, 185-358 acres a year, they could be gone by 2072