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The Colorado River’s Upper Basin Water Supply has decreased from 4.5 million acre-feet per year to below 2 million, and the deficit is 35% from where it was when the 20th century began, according to the Utah Rivers Council. Photo credit: Grace Haglund

Utah’s water: Decisions now, consequences later

Alec Cipollini April 18, 2022

The drought in Utah didn't give any favors in 2022, and it will continue to worsen if nothing is done to stop global warming and the handling of how water is distributed in the state, advocates and experts...

Vegetation contains water and lowers city temperatures which demonstrates a major benefit of grass and trees in city planning. Photo credit: Makayla Martinez

A snapshot of climate change in cities

Rebecca Baggett October 18, 2021

The Sustainability Snapshot Series will focus on research about sustainability and other challenges in the community this semester. Professors and other researchers in a variety of fields will speak to...

Campus mountains in 2020, following a dry winter. (BriElle Harker / The Signpost)

Snow problem? Big problem.

Francia Benson January 23, 2020

If you've been looking for snow in Utah, it's been harder to find since 1995.Dr. Marek Matyjasik, professor of environmental geosciences at WSU, explains that it is normal to have snow fluctuation. However,...

Dr. Gannet Hallar, Associate Professor, Atmospheric Sciences The U -Presenting acknowledgments (Adam Rubin / The Signpost)

The importance of aerosol awareness

Adam Rubin November 1, 2019

Dr. Gannet Hallar, director of Storm Peak Laboratory and associate professor at The University of Utah’s Department of Atmospheric Science, gave a lecture about aerosols and their impact on earth’s...

The coral restoration team, Rivah Winters, one of the Inventors-in-Residence at the Frost Museum of Science and Curator of aquarium content and marine science, along with Andrew Baker, an associate professor of marine biology and ecology at UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are stress-testing coral in the Inventors Lab at the Frost Museum of Science to make reefs more climate change resilient.  (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 15

Kara Mitchell March 14, 2018

1. What are scientists at the Frost Museum of Science growing that could be a game changer in the fight against global warming?a. Colonies of super coralb. Beefc. Carbon storing plants2. Which country...

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University on Friday, March 17. (Dalton Flandro/ The Signpost)

Former Irish president talks human rights implications of climate change

Ashton Corsetti March 19, 2017

The first female president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, spoke about the dangers of global climate change and gender inequality during the eighth Annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 17. Robinson...

Science Weekly: Strong Links Between Industrial Activity and Weather Found

Science Weekly: Strong Links Between Industrial Activity and Weather Found

Chris Sessions December 2, 2015

Once again, research suggests some strong links between human industrial and agricultural activity and extreme weather events. In a report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,...

Science weekly: New study casts doubt on solar causes for global warming

Chris Sessions August 31, 2015

The sun provides a great deal of earth’s energy. If you doubt this, try taking a step outside on a sunny August day, and you will be made a believer. There have been some suggestions, however, that...

Science Weekly: Keeping up with the oceans

July 26, 2015

In Jurassic Park, Jeff Goldboom's character reminds his fellows that "life finds a way." According to a study published on the Royal Society Open Publishing website, coral around the island of Palau...

Author warns of global warming's effect on ski communities

November 6, 2014

Porter Fox went deep in discussing how the amount of melting snow is going to be a large concern if something is not done fast. On Tuesday afternoon Fox presented the information from his book "Deep,"...

Winters in Utah increasing in temperature

February 25, 2014

Climate change has long been a pressing issue to scientists and skiers alike. The heat waves have warmed up Utah's winters and made them more mild, affecting its ski resorts. “The key, bottom-line...

Midwestern tornadoes may be symptom of changing climate

November 19, 2013

On the heels of the Philippines’ Super Typhoon Haiyan, deadly tornadoes in the Midwest have left Americans feeling the effects of catastrophic weather closer to home. More than 67 tornadoes have been...

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