Environment & Outdoors

Temperatures to drop 25 degrees overnight in Northern Utah...
Ryan Meeks

Temperatures to drop 25 degrees overnight in Northern Utah

A storm that will make its way into Utah Saturday evening is expected to drop temperatures by about 25 degrees from today's high to tomorrow's.
6 years ago
Earthshot award...
PAN PYLAS Associated Press

Prince William, David Attenborough launch ‘Earthshot’ award

Prince William has joined forces with renowned British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough to launch a new environmental prize that they hope will drive a “decade of change.”
6 years ago
This Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, satellite image released by NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data ...
LUIS ANDRÉS HENAO Associated Press

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico as a Category 2

Hurricane Delta has made landfall near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
6 years ago
A look at the debris piled up on city land after last month's severe storm. Photo courtesy KSL-TV....
Michele Rowe

Residents raise concern over storm debris pile up in Kaysville

A big mess of debris has piled up in Kaysville after last month's monster storm. Residents say they knew it would take some time to clean up, but a month later, in addition to the eyesore, they're concerned about the danger of the large pile at neighbors backyard
6 years ago
This Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, satellite image released by NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data ...
The Associated Press

Hurricane Delta now Category 2, roars at Mexico’s Yucatan

Hurricane Delta is getting bigger fast and speeding up as it takes aim at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. It's now a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 110 mph.
6 years ago
october moons...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Full moons in October: Harvest moon tonight and a rare blue moon on Halloween

As if 2020 isn't weird enough, it's a year with 13 full moons rather than 12 -- and two of these will occur in October.
6 years ago
Full Moon Halloween...
Alaa Elassar, CNN

A rare blue moon will light up the sky on Halloween

Spooky season is almost upon us -- and this year it will be a little bit spookier. The night sky on Halloween will be illuminated by a blue moon, the second full moon in a month.
6 years ago
Wildfires rage in California...
JANIE HAR Associated Press

California residents again face fire anguish as homes burn

No. California's wine country was blanketed by fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region.
6 years ago
Tropical Storm Beta...
Kelly Murray, Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN

More than 10 million people under storm warnings as Tropical Storm Beta crawls toward shore

The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, one of several storms creating a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, are lashing the Texas coast.
6 years ago
Cedar City home destroyed by fire...
Simone Seikaly

Iron County residence destroyed by fire

A residence east of Cedar City on SR-14 was destroyed by fire late Saturday night. There were no injuries, and the cause is not yet known.
6 years ago
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana...
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana

Tropical Storm Beta slowly crawled toward the shores of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, stirring worries that it could bring heavy rain, flooding and storm surge to a storm-weary stretch of the Gulf Coast.
6 years ago
The wind whips embers from the Joshua trees burned by the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif., Fri...
MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press

Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor

Strong winds intensified a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks northeast of Los Angeles, prompting evacuation orders for desert communities.
6 years ago
Fall colors Mt. Timpanogas...
Heather Kelly

Wind and drought will affect fall leaves this year

For several reasons, including hurricane-force winds in northern Utah, the fall leaves will likely be muted this year.
6 years ago
Hurricane Sally...
JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

After Sally Hurricane: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

Rivers swollen by the rains of Hurricane Sally could mean more problems for parts of south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
6 years ago
Floodwaters move on the street, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Sally made ...
JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding, hundreds rescued

Hurricane Sally has lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line with 105 mph winds and rain measured in feet, not inches.
6 years ago
storm calm...
JAY REEVES, ANGIE WANG and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain

Hurricane Sally has finally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph. The coast is being pummeled with sideways rain and beach-covering storm surges.
6 years ago
Rocky Mountain power Utah...
Madeleine Porter

Rocky Mountain Power updates those still without power in Utah

Rocky Mountain Power has provided an update to those still without power Sunday evening after a hurricane-like storm hit parts of Utah Tuesday.
6 years ago
Goshen Fire, Utah County...
Simone Seikaly

Goshen Fire in Utah County near Santaquin sparked by target shooting

Despite a previous report, there have been no official evacuations relative to the Goshen Fire which continues burning in Utah County.
6 years ago
Hurricane Tropical Storm Sally...
Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN

Tropical Storm Sally expected to make landfall as a hurricane near New Orleans

Originally Published: 13 SEP 20 06:12 ET Updated: 13 SEP 20 16:02 ET (CNN) — Tropical Storm Sally could be a Category 2 hurricane when it reaches the United States near New Orleans on Tuesday morning. Hurricane warnings have now been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, east to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, including New Orleans, Lake […]
6 years ago
Utah Task Force 1 sent to Oregon to assist with search efforts...
Ryan Meeks

Utah Task Force 1 sent to Oregon to assist with search efforts

Utah Task Force 1, a team comprised of 80 members from multiple agencies in the Salt Lake Valley, was activated early this morning to help assist in Oregon. 
6 years ago
FILE: High winds toppled trees that had stood for decades at the Ft. Douglas Post Cemetery, damagin...
Simone Seikaly

Green waste options for wind-hit counties in Utah

Here are locations for those in Salt Lake, Weber, Davis and Cache counties who need to drop off green waste as a result of the windstorm.
6 years ago
fallen trees windstorm, Utah National Guard helps clean up after brutal windstorm...
Mark Jackson and Ryan Meeks

Utah National Guard helps clean up after brutal windstorm

Members of the Utah National Guard are out this morning in an effort to clean up the debris from the brutal windstorm that passed through Utah
6 years ago
power Utah weekend...
Kelli Pierce

Rocky Mountain Power says it may take into the weekend for power to return to some areas

Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power customers in northern Utah could be without power into the weekend as crews continue working to restore electricity. 
6 years ago
fallen trees windstorm, Utah National Guard helps clean up after brutal windstorm...
Curt Gresseth

Can these fallen trees be saved? Windstorm advice from a forester

Dr. Mike Kuhns, Utah State University extension forester, gave some tips to KSL's Lee Lonsberry on saving fallen trees and why so many were uprooted.
6 years ago