Climate change in Utah
Climate change is affecting locations like Utah in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include drought that affects agriculture, increased health risks from extreme heat, and more frequent fire weather.
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 summer
Stress to crops
Drought worsens crop damages from heat, and drier heat waves may cut global corn and soybean yields.
More extremely hot days for school sports
Today’s student athletes train in hotter conditions than past generations.
More fire weather
Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.
Hotter summers
Hotter summers bring more dangerous heat, higher energy bills, and worse wildfire.
More risks for pregnancy
Climate change has doubled pregnancy heat-risk days worldwide (2020-2024).
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.