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Utah’s drought conditions could deteriorate even more as temperatures start to climb. NOAA’s latest seasonal outlook expects above-average heat through July.
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Between new technology, funding and the Legislature's backing, “Utah is climbing its way to one of the best programs in the world,” said the director of the state's cloud seeding program.
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The Utah Lake Authority is launching a new campaign to get Utahns to visit the state’s largest freshwater lake and change perceptions about the misunderstood body of water.
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The UCLA study says Utah trails other Colorado River Basin states when it comes to cleaning and reusing wastewater. Propping up the Great Salt Lake, however, complicates things.
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While climate change isn’t the main driver behind the push to restore buffalo’s wildlife status, the move could bring positive effects to the fight against global warming.
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The Utah Avalanche Center may have stopped its daily forecasts for the season, but it will continue to post weekly updates on conditions until early May.
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Landslides triggered by 2023’s wet winter damaged the original bridge. The relocated bridge will better accommodate shifts in the Virgin River.
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Because a lot of water from the San Rafael River gets used upstream, more of its path through southeast Utah is drying up. That’s transforming the river’s flow patterns and leaving native fish stranded. But scientists are testing ways to give them a better chance at survival.
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Northern and Southern Utah have been in two different worlds over the winter when it comes to snowpack.
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In early May, St. George will build an electrical substation in a lot bursting with pieces of prehistoric fish, plants and dinosaurs. Paleontologists and volunteers are trying to salvage the fossils while they can.
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Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow.
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“We cannot be cowed by any pushback, we just have to keep getting the truth out there and talk about the value of science, the value of education, over and over again,” Flatow told KUER’s Pamela McCall.
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The Utah Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven young people who say the state’s energy policies fuel climate change and harm their lives. But plaintiffs can still amend their case and try again.
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The Pacific Institute reports looks at nature-based solutions and technology to help those hit hardest by climate change. But as federal funding dries up, it could be harder to address water woes and prepare communities for more frequent and extreme weather.