Are these 2 equal in salinity? Does anything live in them?
Because if things can live around geothermal vents, why not here?

Great Salt lake: 50-270 ppt -> brine shrimp, brine flies, algae
Dead Sea: 300 ppt -> bacteria, microbial fungi

wow, did not know that. thanks!
so the people who say nothing lives in the Dead Sea are as uninformed as me. Or do they not not count small things?

so the people who say nothing lives in the Dead Sea are as uninformed as me.

no.

Or do they not not count small things?

yes.

if they don't count little things in a lake, then why count us in the universe?

if they don't count little things in a lake, then why count us in the universe?

this thread theme/category is: Earth Science

Are these 2 equal in salinity? Does anything live in them?
Because if things can live around geothermal vents, why not here?
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M*W: Having visited there several times, the Great Salt Lake has briny shrimp, and let me tell you now, it stinks to high hell! I was so shocked to see the lake up close after all those postcard pictures of pristine waters. You can hardly breathe near it! What a disappointment! But I do love Utah!

this thread theme/category is: Earth ScienceIn other words, you have to go to the subforum entitled "Universe Science" to start a discussion from the perspective of the entire universe, rather than just one planet. :)

Great Salt lake: 50-270 ppt -> brine shrimp, brine flies, algae
Dead Sea: 300 ppt -> bacteria, microbial fungi


which ppt is that? part per thousands or part per trillion? :confused:


from wiki:
Parts per thousand (denoted by "‰", the permille symbol, and occasionally "ppt") denotes one particle of a given substance for every 999 other particles. This is roughly equivalent to one drop of ink in a cup of water, or one second per 17 minutes. "Parts per thousand" is often used to record the salinity of seawater. One part in 103.



Parts per trillion ("ppt") denotes one particle of a given substance for every 999,999,999,999 other particles. This is roughly equivalent to one drop of ink in a shipping canal lock full of water , or one second every 320 centuries. One part in 1012.

Ok, sorry, I gues it is per thousand

http://www.bibleplaces.com/deadsea.htm:

Figures for the Dead Sea's salinity today range from 26-35%.

---> around 30% ----> 300 per thousand

wouldn't that just eat the heck outta your skin?

During the Ice Age, the Great Salt Lake covered an area of about 11,000 square miles. There's a map of the ancient extent (and modern, up to that year) in one of the National Geographic issues (I think either 1984-5).