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Why are the famed Bonneville Salt Flats shrinking?

On Tuesday at 12:15 p.m., University of Utah geologist Brenda Bowen, Dennis Sullivan of the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association and Tribune reporter Emma Penrod join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to answer the question as well as describe the impacts of a disappearing natural wonder.

Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to the hashtag #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.