ksl.com
Flooding caused major damage to several homes, as well as a city park, a swimming pool and a baseball field Wednesday afternoon, police reported.
ksl.com
Map-making is nearly as old as civilization itself. But a professor and his former student at Utah State University claim to have found a new way to do it.
solarindustrymag.com
new report from the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) highlights the increasingly significant role solar power is playing in the state’s diverse energy portfolio.
standard.net
If you live in east Layton, you probably know about landslides. That’s why some residents are having a hard time shaking feelings of foreboding as a 70-acre residential housing development hits high gear on Antelope Drive at 1450 East.
deseretnews.com
When you commit a crime, it’s not usually a good idea to put your signature on your work. But that’s what happened in an incident that has triggered an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service.
fox13now.com
A landslide in a Riverton neighborhood Thursday afternoon left a 30-foot wide, and 40-foot tall hole on a hillside between two homes.
deseretnews.com
A section of Jones Hole Creek that remained closed after a 2013 rock slide has reopened to the public.
sltrib.com
Another major land speed event at the Bonneville Salt Flats has been canceled, putting the entire 2015 season in doubt.
smithsonianmag.com
The Book Cliffs in eastern Utah are named for caps of Cretaceous sandstone that look like shelves of books. The remote area is also rich in mineral, oil and gas deposits — a fact that has led a Canadian company to open the first tar sands mine in the United States.
fox13now.com
Authorities are evacuating residents as a precaution after a mudslide damaged a few homes in Woodland Hills overnight.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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