U scientists on the 2021 IPCC climate report
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Learn what the findings mean for the future of research and our planet.
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How society’s inequalities showed in COVID outcomes
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A study shows how lockdown policies exposed some groups to COVID-19 risk in Salt Lake County.
Read MoreWildfire smoke trends worsening for Western U.S.
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A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.
Read MoreAtmospheric dust levels are rising in the Great Plains
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If the Great Plains becomes drier, the pieces are in place for a repeat of the 1930s Dust Bowl.
Read MoreU students launch instruments to study Utah’s windstorm
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Three undergraduates found a scientific opportunity in a destructive storm.
Read MoreUtah’s spring air quality better than usual during pandemic
Air quality along the Wasatch Front in March is usually good, but the reduction in emissions from COVID-19 stay-at-home measures have made air quality even better than usual.
Read MoreTRAX air quality study expands
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A U air monitoring project, expanded to TRAX’s Blue Line, shows how smoke from last year’s fireworks drifted through the valley.
Read MoreWe’ll start with thermostats
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Students participating in an Honors College Praxis Lab set out to impact climate change—starting with thermostats.
Read More‘Fire inversions’ lock smoke in valleys
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U researchers show why fire inversions happen and offer new air quality prediction tools.
Read MoreThe Wasatch Front: A living lab
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A new cross-campus partnership multiplies and unifies the U’s environmental observations of the Wasatch Front.
Read MoreMELDING PERSPECTIVES, FINDING SOLUTIONS
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Society, Water and Climate Research Group melds scientific perspectives toward finding sustainable water solutions in a changing world.
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