Whatta winter: Spring comes early to Red Butte Garden
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This year broke the 1934 record for least amount of snow—and spring came early! Come get your floral fix before a much-needed storm blankets the ‘Butte.
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The battle for breath: Controlling Great Salt Lake dust
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Engineered dust control measures would have costs and tradeoffs, constrained by water availability, says a study led by atmospheric sciences professor Kevin Perry.
Read MoreWilkes Center unveils map tool to model Great Salt Lake dust exposure
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Interactive webtool visualizes why healthy lake levels could keep some of the dust down.
Read MoreConflict, climate change and public health
The U’s Andrew Linke is one of 128 contributors to the Lancet Global Report, the most comprehensive assessment on climate change and health.
Read MoreIt may be stinky and buggy, but Great Salt Lake is worth saving
U scientists are helping guide Utah’s Great Salt Lake Strike Team, formed three years ago at the urging of U President Taylor Randall.
Read MoreMajor dust-up for water in the Colorado River
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Using 23 years of satellite data, U hydrologists reveal how dust-darkened snow is hastening runoff and reshaping the future of water in the Southwest.
Read MoreU, Cote-d’Azur students tackle climate-water solutions
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Two future hosts of the Winter Olympic Games, the U and Université Côte d’Azur, join forces to tackle water-climate solutions at the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy 2025 Hackathon.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake is rebounding but dust monitoring needs improvement
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Utah should deploy equipment to track PM10 blowing from exposed lakebed into Davis, Weber counties, according to GSL Strike Team.
Read MoreFrom mountains to Great Salt Lake: The secrets of snowmelt
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University of Utah hydrologist and biochemist Paul Brooks talks about the multiyear journey of water molecules from mountain snowfall to the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah launches Peak Water Sustainability Engine
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To increase research related to water, this hub is designed to support the development of water innovations and technology.
Read MoreFall’s flamboyance: The science of autumn leaves
To plant ecophysiologist Eleinis Ávila-Lovera, the autumnal switch to reds, yellows, oranges and purples tells a chromatic story of survival.
Read MoreDirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
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The Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed contributed the highest dust emissions per surface area during 2022, which had the most dust deposition events and concentrations since observations began in 2009.
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