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Record snowpack helped pull most of Utah out of drought earlier this year. But recent heat waves paired with a dry monsoon season have accelerated its return.
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More than 200 dams across Utah are classified as high hazard, meaning they’d pose a significant threat to people and property downstream if they failed.
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A new six-part podcast explores the questions, challenges and possible solutions to saving the 1,450 mile long lifeline of the West — The Colorado River.
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The spectacle of fluorescent red salmon usually attracts a crowd each year. But this year’s migration was behind schedule, and wildlife officials say the recent heatwave may be one reason.
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The latest Utah news for Thursday evening, April 14, 2022.
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Recreation at Sand Hollow last year brought in around $70 million to Washington County, according to the water district.
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Researchers usually study sedimentary formations millions of years old. Lake Powell offers an opportunity to look at deposits just a few decades old.
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The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022
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Utah’s reservoir system relies on runoff from winter snowpack, and during wet years they fill up. During dry years, we dip into them. Like this year.
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Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.
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The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity.
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Reservoirs that store water along the Colorado River are projected to be less than half full later this year, potentially marking a historic low mark...