Utah’s wildfire season: Q&A with Phil Dennison

Wildfire scientist Philip Dennison discusses Utah’s wildfire outlook, the factors shaping this year’s fire season and how Utahns can reduce fire danger.

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Mapping carbon from ABoVE

Rapid warming in Arctic and boreal regions may transform forests and tundra from carbon sinks into carbon sources. Two U-led studies improve biomass mapping to better assess whether northern ecosystems will continue to mitigate—or begin to accelerate—climate change.

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Major dust-up for water in the Colorado River

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.

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