The Associated Press: Shrinking Great Salt Lake finally easing up

The lake has a reputation for being cyclical fluctuations, rising and falling at the whims of temperature, rainfall and other factors.

In the 1960s and 1970s, many worried the lake would completely dry up.

In the 1980s, more than $60 million was spent on gigantic pumps, which for two years funneled water into the desert west of the lake after severe floods along the shoreline.

By 2002 and 2003, the lake shrank again to levels not seen in years.
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There's another factor at play, too, said Dan Bedford, an associate geography professor at Weber State University who studies the lake: A portion of the fresh water that used to flow to the lake is now diverted for human uses.

Scientists roughly estimate that the Great Salt Lake is typically about 5 feet lower than it would be if received all of the naturally flowing water, Bedford said.

Poll shows growing UK public support for nuclear

The UK public is increasingly concerned about energy supplies and support for nuclear energy is growing as a means of both meeting future demand and reducing emissions, according to a poll commissioned by EDF Energy.

Prince Charles, longest-waiting heir to the throne, turns 60 (Feature)

However, critics say the landmark birthday could reinforce the brooding prince's mood of introspection as pressure grows to skip a generation when anointing the next British monarch.

Prince Charles has said he regards climate change as the 'biggest challenge our planet has ever seen - literally a battle for survival,' and echoed environmental campaigners by urging world leaders to tackle the 'climate crunch' before the credit crunch.

'We take our eye off the 'climate crunch' at our peril,' he said, warning that the effects of climate change will be irreversible. 'Nothing less than an urgent, full-scale transformation to a low-carbon society is needed.'
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Until he becomes king, Charles, often criticized for his lavish lifestyle, would continue with his varied charitable activities in which, according to friends, he has found a role that is both personally fulfilling and popular.

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Some might not welcome his pronouncements on GM crops, climate change or modern architecture, but his detractors never criticise the Prince for being ill-informed.