Environment & Outdoors

For one of the first times this spring, the Logan River in Utah has entered flood stage. And it's t...
Adam Small

Utah’s Logan River hits flood stage, more storms expected

Utah's spring rainstorms helped the Logan River move into flood stage, along with the melting snowpack from a banner winter.
3 years ago
A view overlooking Guam's Tumon Bay on Tuesday as Typhoon Mawar closes in.
Mandatory (Photo: Junior...
Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN

Typhoon Mawar impacting Guam with heavy rain and damaging winds

In addition to the strongest winds, the northern third of Guam is also seeing the heaviest rainfall.
3 years ago
Nebo loop flood damage...
Devin Oldroyd

Video: Flooding damages Nebo Loop in Payson Canyon, roadway currently “impassable”

Flooding continues to cause issues on roads. A new video out of the Nebo Loop shows how the water has taken a toll in Payson Canyon.
3 years ago
red flag warning Uinta Basin...
Devin Oldroyd

Despite wet spring, Utah not completely in the clear for wildfires

SALT LAKE CITY — Despite the extremely wet winter and spring that’s hit the Beehive State, we’re still not completely safe from wildfires this summer. North Tooele Fire District spokesperson Jon Smith joined Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News to give Utahns an idea of what to expect this summer. “We’re going to see a lot of […]
3 years ago
Landslides often occur without warning and with Utah's record-breaking snowfall melting, the likeli...
Waverly Golden

Be Ready Utah: What you need to know about landslides

Snow melting means moist ground below it, and therefore a high risk of landslides occurring. Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic discuss on their latest episode.
3 years ago
wetlands at the great salt lake pictured...
Ben Winslow, FOX 13 News

SLC looks to preserve a chunk of Great Salt Lake land as development encroaches

The move would help keep the area as a nature preserve even as the inland port and other development moves closer and closer to the Great Salt Lake.
3 years ago
Popocatepetl volcano had been dormant for decades until it erupted in 1994. Photo credit: Osvaldo C...
Sugam Pokharel, Karol Suarez, Fidel Gutierrez and Tara John

Millions in Mexico warned to prepare for evacuation as Popocatépetl volcano spews ash

MEXICO CITY (CNN) — Millions of people in Mexico have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation after increased activity from the country’s most dangerous active volcano, which has been spewing ash into several nearby towns since last week, according to authorities. Ash from Popocatépetl volcano, which is in a central part of the country, has […]
3 years ago
sandbags at emigration creek, water safety concerns...
Mark Jones

D2: Could next weekend be the peak runoff for flooding in Utah?

Memorial Day weekend could be peak runoff for creeks and rivers in places such as Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. Scott Baird, public works director for SLCO joined Dave and Dujanovic on Monday.
3 years ago
Glen Canyon Dam pictured...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah, 6 other Colorado River Basin states offer new alternative to conserve river’s water

Representatives of the seven Colorado Basin states — Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming — announced Monday that they are proposing a new "consensus-based system conservation proposal."
3 years ago
SenThere's still a lot of exposed lake bed around The Great Salt Lake and water managers say it's g...
Adam Small

Water experts say it’s going to take more than one big year to fill the Great Salt Lake

There's still a lot of exposed lake bed around The Great Salt Lake and water managers say it's going to take more than just this year to cover a lot of it again.
3 years ago
algae blooms in a utah reservoir pictured...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah runoff affecting algae blooms

Algae blooms are dangerous for humans and animals in Utah because of the toxins they make. Blooms have been impacted by Utah's runoff.
3 years ago
people are pictured gathered around the rescue area...
Matt Brooks, KSL.com

12-year-old hospitalized after incident at Gunlock Falls

The girl remained unconscious, but still breathing, by the time the first fire crew arrived at the scene at Gunlock State Park.
3 years ago
(Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)...
Adam Small

Smoke, hazy skies to clear soon

A low-pressure system coming from the Pacific Coast will help push the smoke and clear the air throughout Utah.
3 years ago
smoky, hazy sky pictured...
Jed Boal, KSL-TV

Smoky air wafting into Utah from Canadian wildfires

Utah got a hefty dose of smoky air in the moderately unhealthy range from wildfires burning in Canada over the weekend.
3 years ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Study shows worldwide lakes losing water, Utah is bouncing back

The record-breaking winter in Utah is helping the lakes around the state reach proper water levels, however, other lakes across the nation are drying out study finds.
3 years ago
Utah's statewide average for snowpack is now 201% of normal, according to the Department of Natural...
Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune

Great Salt Lake is still blowing dangerous dust

The Great Salt Lake is still is blowing an immense amount of dangerous dust pollution along the Wasatch Front.
3 years ago
UDOT clearing rivers...
Devin Oldroyd

UDOT using heavy machinery to help clear rivers allowing water to flow

UDOT crews are using some heavy machinery to try and clear rivers near bridges to ensure the water can flow under them instead of over.
3 years ago
Groundwater not Ogden River...
Britt Johnson

Ogden Valley’s biggest flood risk is groundwater, not the Ogden River, according to resident

Ogden Valley residents’ biggest problem with flooding isn’t the Ogden River, it’s groundwater, according to Huntsville resident.
3 years ago
air quality...
Adam Small

Wildfire smoke from Canada could create hazy skies in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY— Much of Northern Utah air could be hazy this weekend as smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta, Canada blow into the Beehive State. The National Weather Service told KSL Newsradio the lone model catching the smoke is having a hard time with it, making it hard to predict how the smoke will […]
3 years ago
wetlands at the great salt lake pictured...
Amy Joi O’Donoghue, Deseret News

New wetlands project near Great Salt Lake is nature’s great cleanser

The Freeport Drain of 40 acres of wetlands, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, is the brainchild of Brown and Mike Kolendrianos, manager of the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve.
3 years ago
The sun shines down on pedestrians as they walk across the street in Salt Lake City. With much of U...
Adam Small

Heat could reach record levels within five years, Utah could see more extremes

Last summer set heat records in Utah, and meteorologists say there's a 50% chance that we'll see extreme temperatures again.
3 years ago
The American Red Cross is working right now to help Logan residents after a trailer park flooded. ...
Aimee Cobabe

Red Cross is helping as flooding hits Logan trailer park

The American Red Cross is working right now to help Logan residents after a trailer park flooded. 
3 years ago
A sign is seen near the Weber River....
Adam Small

Flood warnings still in place in Utah as temperatures rise

Utah flood warnings are in effect for the south fork of the Ogden River and Strawberry River where it enters the reservoir.
3 years ago
(Utah Division of Water Resources)...
Eliza Pace, KSL-TV

Grand County ‘soda pop geyser’ erupts for the first time in years

Because the eruptions are sporadic, sometimes more than 24 hours apart, being able to see the geyser in action can be difficult.
3 years ago