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Utah's megadrought could trigger 'catastrophe' and unleash arsenic dust 'death cloud'
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A 'catastrophe' could be triggered through a drastic megadrought and unleash arsenic into the air.A megadrought causing havoc on the west coast of the US is causing devastating wildfires and regions to declare states of emergency.Water levels in America's 'Dead Sea' are at their lowest in the past 500 years and boffins are warning the knock-on effects could pose a threat to our health.Levels in Utah's Great Salt Lake are also nearly at a record 58-year low, and sit nine feet lower than the average.Scientists warn wildlife could be affected for several years after the drought, with an entire ecosystem at risk.Kevin Perry, chairman of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the