(Salt Lake City, UT) — Recent heavy rain has lifted a large part of Utah out of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s update yesterday shows about two-thirds of the state still in some drought category, down from more than 90-percent a week earlier. Southern Utah posted some of the largest […]
(Big Water, UT) — Visits and revenue at Lake Powell are down. The National Park Service says the period that runs from June to September had 133-thousand fewer visitors than it did last year. Visitation is also down at three national parks in Utah. Lake Powell has seen its water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s reservoir system is now at 52-percent of capacity. It’s normally closer to 67-percent this time of year. It shows that Utah’s dismal snowpack continues to have downstream effects on the rest of the state. But there’s hope in the horizon: a powerful El Nino […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has now recorded over 270 fires so far this year. That’s less than the number recorded at the same time last year. But it comes as a drought is increasing fears of a busy fire season. The Sawmill Fire in Iron County has doubled […]
(Denver, CO) — Colorado is considering following Utah’s lead after Utah declared a drought emergency. Governor Jared Polis has activated Colorado’s Drought Task Force and moved the state into Phase 2 of its drought response plan. Officials are monitoring impacts on agriculture, recreation and fisheries and could recommend a formal […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox has declared a statewide emergency because of extreme drought conditions. All 29 counties are now considered to be in severe drought with 22 of them experiencing extreme drought. The dry conditions follow Utah’s warmest winter and lowest snowpack levels on record. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he plans to release some sort of an emergency order related to Utah’s drought situation. Yesterday, he insisted that the state is well prepared because it’s been saving money for a potentially bad fire season. Over 90-percent of Utah is now […]
(Jensen, UT) — Over half of Utah is now in an extreme drought. That designation by the U-S Drought Monitor comes after an unusually warm March melted what was left of an unusually small snowpack. Utah gets the vast majority of its water from snow, so the current data is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — As more ski resorts end this season early, nearly 70-percent of Utah is now in a severe drought. That’s the assessment of the U-S Drought Monitor. A high pressure system that was parked over much of the American West last week is making the situation […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox won’t rule out a drought declaration. That comes as the current snowpack is being called one of the worst in Utah history. Because that snow provides so much drinking water when it melts, the problems will likely intensify in the coming months. […]
