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20 years ago today - Flight 93 crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

During his tenure as Utah governor, Gary Herbert repeatedly stressed that water is the only limiting factor to the states growth. That day is here for the nations fastest-growing state, and water managers are scrambling.

UHP officials said that, at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, dust blanked I-15 between Meadow and Kanosh in Millard County leading up to a chain reaction of crashes. The National Weather Service points out that dust storms and haboobs happen from outflow winds in a thunderstorm that pick up dirt and dust in an area. They can end up miles long in length and thousands of feet in height — and can begin so quickly that it can be difficult to warn ahead of time, according to the agency. Most last only a fe...

A freight train derailed in rural Iron County Thursday night because of high floodwaters covering the tracks. Strong, slow moving storms over Iron and Beaver counties yesterday produced impressive rainfall amounts over a 4-hour period leading to flash flooding northeast of Lund. Radar estimates rainfall rates well in excess of 2" per hour at times over the 4-hour period. #utwxpic.twitter.com/mtcPYjtkPx— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 16, 2021 Southern Utah has been hit by monsoo...

Published July 14, 2021 at 6:59 PM MDT Listen • 4:36 Courtesy of Utah Fire Info Twitter Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend — recent wildfire activity has been light. This story and more in Wednesday evenings news brief. Wednesday evening, July 14, 2021 State Some Good Wildfire News Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend — recent wildfire activity has been light. In fact, there have been fewer fires in...

Record heat combined with drought conditions have Utah Climate Center forecaster Jon Meyer and his colleagues crossing their “fingers, toes, eyes and whatever else” in hopes that normal precipitation levels return to the region in the second half of 2021 and beyond. “While we can’t say how much precipitation we need to get out the drought, the general thinking when looking at reservoir levels, soil moisture conditions, and streamflow is that we need something like three aver...

Updated Findings of COVID-19 Impact on Biopharmaceutical Industry & CRO Outsourcing Report 2021 Survey Quantifies Current and Expected impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Development and CRO Outsourcing and Changes Since 2020 Menlo Park, CA, May 25, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Life Science Strategy Group (LSSG), the leading strategic consulting firm to the CRO industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its new syndicated report, COVID-19 Impact on the Biopharmaceutical Industry and CRO Outsourcing – 2...

How climate change is affecting Utahs birds Have you noticed fewer birds in your neighborhood? The National Audubon Society says climate change is affecting how many birds are surviving and where they’re going. By: Brian Champagne and last updated 2021-04-25 22:43:11-04 PROVIDENCE, Utah — Have you noticed fewer birds in your neighborhood? The National Audubon Society says climate change is affecting how many birds are surviving and where they’re going. The banks o...

Snowfall in the West indicates 20-year drought will persist and intensify April 15, 2021 Researchers with the University of Colorado work on the 2019 snow survey in the Green Lakes Valley, which includes the Arikaree Glacier and provides a substantial portion of the water supply for Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Kodas/Inside Climate News) Sparse monsoon rainfall last summer and spotty snowfall this winter have combined to dramatically worsen the drought across the West in the past year, ...