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In her review of Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History (see Nature 651, 301–302; 2026), Josie Glausiusz highlights desiccation as an existential threat to saline lakes. As the president of the International Society for Salt Lake Research, I know that desiccation is only half the story.
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Nature 651, 1124 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00943-9
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