The salt produced from tidal marshes in southern France is the product of ideal climate conditions and careful management.
Published Apr 4, 2019
The west-central state of Gujarat accounts for nearly three-quarters of India’s annual salt production.
Published Oct 21, 2019
In this active tectonic environment, salt squeezes through faults in the rock until it reaches the surface and flows like a glacier.
Published Oct 25, 2015
Colorful, mineral-rich salt flats are nestled between the Promontory Mountains and the Great Salt Lake.
Published Oct 4, 2020
This detailed astronaut photograph shows the salt ponds of one of Africa’s major producers of soda ash (sodium carbonate) and salt. Soda ash is used for making glass, in metallurgy, in the detergent industry, and in chemical manufacture. The image shows a small part of the great salt flats of central Botswana known as the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
Published May 13, 2007
As water levels drop in the Dead Sea, salt is piling up on the lakebed.
Published Jul 31, 2019
Southeastern Iran is home to numerous salt domes and salt glaciers, which have been built over time by the movement of Earth’s crust.
Published Nov 13, 2017
The United Arab Emirates coast is home to complex assortment of natural features.
Published Apr 13, 2013
In perhaps the driest place on Earth, water still shapes the landscape.
Published Nov 29, 2011
An ambitious project in South San Francisco Bay is designed to restore wetlands and marshes, as well as the species that go with them.
Published Feb 11, 2016
The rocks of Dasht-e Kavir tell tales of a much wetter environment millions of years ago.
Published Feb 17, 2013
Once submerged under an arm of the Arabian Sea, this dry lowland is now rich in salt.
Published May 18, 2015
A rim of crystal salts surrounds Lake Qarhan, the largest salt lake playa in China and a significant source of minerals, including table salt and potassium for fertilizer.
Published Feb 2, 2014
One of the largest salt pans in the world spreads across northern Botswana, offering critical seasonal oases for mammals and birds.
Published Jul 7, 2018
In October 2016, one of America’s largest lakes reached its lowest level on record.
Published Nov 3, 2016
The lake between Israel and Jordan provides a bounty of salt and of history.
Published Apr 6, 2012
Brilliant white in this true-color image, Argentina's Salar del Hombre Muerto is a high-altitude salt pan rich in minerals such as lithium.
Published May 26, 2009
