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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/A18.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='As Great Salt Lake Shrinks, Pressure to Do Something Grows' data-article-id='6175'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10104'>The surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this July.</span> <span data-start-time='10104' data-end-time='20313'>Researchers and politicians are worried about serious threats to animals and people who live near it.</span> <span data-start-time='20313' data-end-time='27542'>The nearby city of Salt Lake City is already facing dust storms. </span> <span data-start-time='27542' data-end-time='35500'>Experts fear these storms, which blow dirt into the air, could get worse.</span> <span data-start-time='35500' data-end-time='40958'>Scientist Kevin Perry has studied the lake for years. </span> <span data-start-time='40958' data-end-time='57813'>He said, "To save the Great Salt Lake, so that we don't become Dust Lake City, is to make a&hellip;choice that the lake is valuable and that the lake needs to have water put into it."</span> <span data-start-time='57813' data-end-time='67104'>For years, water that would have gone to the lake has been used for drinking water, industry and agriculture. </span> <span data-start-time='67104' data-end-time='77563'>In addition, an ongoing drought  a long period of time with not enough rain - has reduced the lake&rsquo;s water level.</span> <span data-start-time='77563' data-end-time='92229'>On July 3, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that the surface of the lake fell to the lowest level since records began in 1847. </span> <span data-start-time='92229' data-end-time='99104'>Water levels are expected to decrease further until the autumn or early winter.</span> <span data-start-time='99104' data-end-time='109125'>The lake now contains about one-fourth of the water it contained when it was at its highest level in 1987.</span> <span data-start-time='109125' data-end-time='113938'>The lake has lost nearly half its average surface area. </span> <span data-start-time='113938' data-end-time='120208'>This means about 2,000 square kilometers of lakebed have been exposed.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/A18.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18761 data-hint-location='113938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_exposed.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word exposed?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not covered or hidden'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/not_covered_or_hidden.wav'><span>not covered or hidden</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/taken_without_permission.wav'><span>taken without permission</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/having_or_showing_a_modest_or_low_estimate_of_ones_own_importance.wav'><span>having or showing a modest or low estimate of one&#39;s own importance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/feeling_or_showing_an_appreciation_of_kindness.wav'><span>feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18762 data-hint-location='77563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/what_does_usgs_stand_for.wav'>What does USGS stand for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='United States Geological Survey'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/united_states_geological_survey.wav'><span>United States Geological Survey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/uncle_sams_great_salt.wav'><span>Uncle Sam&#39;s Great Salt</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/ultra_serious_globe_studies.wav'><span>Ultra Serious Globe Studies</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/updated_status_gone_skiing.wav'><span>Updated Status Gone Skiing</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18763 data-hint-location='92229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/water_levels_are_expected_to_decrease_further_until_the_autumn_or_early__blank_.wav'>Water levels are expected to decrease further until the autumn or early <span class='blank'>winter</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='winter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/winter.wav'><span>winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/winner.wav'><span>winner</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/whiner.wav'><span>whiner</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5576/wider.wav'><span>wider</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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