Utah avalanche danger was rated as considerable in the Salt Lake area, per a forecast published by the Utah Avalanche Center. Farther north, a warning was issued for the Logan region.
Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, she worries about a new potential source of contamination: a site to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.
Firefighters were urging caution around lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water with icy surfaces after a man fell through the ice at Stansbury Lake Saturday night.
Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.
More than 60 Utah firefighters returned home Sunday after a 17-day deployment to California, where they assisted in battling the devastating wildfires that have plagued the Los Angeles area.
The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.
It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area, and officials said Thursday that residents won’t be going home soon.
Great Salt Lake is once again expected to be a topic of discussion and action for Utah lawmakers in the 2025 Utah General Legislative Session, which starts next week.
Even more dire, four of the six agencies said it was the first full year Earth went beyond a warming threshold seen as critical to limiting the worst effects of climate change.
According to several wildfire risk assessment maps, parts of Utah are also considered high risk. KSL 5 News discovered how you can tell what Utah areas face the highest threat.
Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — Despite Utahns’ efforts to save and conserve water for Great Salt Lake over the last few years, […]
Utah Avalanche Center’s danger forecast remained high on upper elevations Sunday afternoon. Backcountry skiers were advised to avoid avalanche terrain.
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Carter Williams, KSL.com and Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio