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    Climate change in Utah

    Climate change is affecting locations like Utah in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include potentially hazardous atmospheric rivers, increased cooling demand, and changes to fall foliage.

    Explore these pages to learn how people in Utah are at risk in a warming world.


    Utah's climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Utah in fall

    Warmer and wetter atmospheric rivers

    Warming boosts moisture, making storms wetter, stronger, and costlier.

    Higher cooling demand for schools

    Hotter summers and longer warm seasons make cooling schools a growing challenge.

    Impacts to fall color

    Conditions that trigger fall color are shifting with climate change.

    More fire weather

    Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

    Impacts to food prices

    Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.

    More graphics about Utah and climate change

    Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Utah, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.

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