February 17, 2021
Over the past decade, fire scientists have made major progress in understanding climate-fire relationships at large scales, such as across western North America.
The millions of people affected by 2020’s record-breaking and deadly fires can attest to the fact that wildfire hazards are increasing across western North America.
Both climate change and forest management have been blamed, but the relative influence of these drivers is still heavily debated. The results of a recent study show that in some ecosystems, human-caused climate change is the predominant factor; in other places, the trend can also be attributed to a century of fire suppression that has produced dense, unhealthy forests.
SALT LAKE CITY The National Weather Service issued multiple winter weather advisories for a wide swath of southern and central Utah in relation to a storm system that is expected to provide plenty of snow for mountains in those regions Monday and into the early hours Tuesday morning.
Northbound U.S. Highway 40 was closed near Heber City at 5:15 p.m. Monday but was expected to reopen by 6 p.m., according to Utah Department of Transportation officials.
UDOT also announced that chains are required for semitrucks traveling on I-15 between Beaver and Cove Fort but by 8:20 p.m. chains were no longer required. Chains were still required on state Route 14 between the U.S. Highway 89 Junction and Cedar City, as well as eastbound on state Route 20 near Iron County.
The National Weather Service issued multiple winter weather advisories for a wide swath of central and southern Utah in relation to a storm system that also forced road closures and restrictions Monday night.
SALT LAKE CITY The National Weather Service issued multiple winter weather advisories for a wide swath of southern and central Utah in relation to a storm system that is expected to provide plenty of snow for mountains in those regions Monday and into the early hours Tuesday morning.
Northbound U.S. Highway 40 was closed near Heber City at 5:15 p.m. Monday but was expected to reopen by 6 p.m., according to Utah Department of Transportation officials.
UDOT also announced that chains are required for semitrucks traveling on I-15 between Beaver and Cove Fort but by 8:20 p.m. chains were no longer required. Chains were still required on state Route 14 between the U.S. Highway 89 Junction and Cedar City, as well as eastbound on state Route 20 near Iron County.
SALT LAKE CITY The National Weather Service issued multiple winter weather advisories for a wide swath of southern and central Utah in relation to a storm system that is expected to provide plenty of snow for mountains in those regions Monday and into the early hours Tuesday morning.
Northbound U.S. Highway 40 was closed near Heber City at 5:15 p.m. Monday but was expected to reopen by 6 p.m., according to Utah Department of Transportation officials.
UDOT also announced that chains are required for semitrucks traveling on I-15 between Beaver and Cove Fort but by 8:20 p.m. chains were no longer required. Chains were still required on state Route 14 between the U.S. Highway 89 Junction and Cedar City, as well as eastbound on state Route 20 near Iron County.