climate

Peter Sinks in Logan Canyon gets remarkably cold. Here’s how scientists say that could teach us about inversions.

After major crop losses due to unusual climate conditions, Utah farmers are focusing on resilient operations.

The Jordan River is almost at the bottom of the Great Salt Lake Basin. An expert says that means that a lot of upstream pollution ends up concentrated in the river.

Last week while walking across the Utah State University campus, I rounded the Northeast corner of the University Inn and suddenly found myself face to face with a giant stick figure made of steel tubing.

Triton was the first submersible to reach the deepest points of all five oceans. Journalist Susan Casey shares her experience diving in Triton to the ocean depths.

More precipitation is falling as rain, instead of snow — which impacts ski resorts, tourism and ecosystems.

Will the Great Salt Lake be here in 20 years? There's a clue hidden in the ground.

A 2023 study spelling out a sooner-than-expected end to the Great Salt Lake captured headlines and spurred Utah lawmakers into action. It didn't account for chaos.

A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.

Globally, heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense. Led by an international team, an analysis of extreme heat trends since 1979 reveals changes in their area, movement speed, and temperature.