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The snow falling on Utah’s mountains have been decreasing every year, creating a mega drought. (Preston Crawley)
Environmental experts say Utah’s lack of snowfall could trigger a mega drought and is evidence of human-caused climate change.
Utah has been very dry the past few years because of a lack of snow fall and snowpack, which is crucial for filling the reservoirs and supplying water to be used in agriculture.
“It’s normal for one year to be wetter or drier than the next, that’s called natural variability. But what we are experiencing right now is fundamentally different; it’s not just a dry spell,” said BYU plant and wildlife sciences professor Ben Abbott. “This is the driest 20 year period in almost 1,000 years.”