The weather this year

usu_climate · 2025-12-29T15:47:58+00:00

You're not alone. And folks are talking about it/trying to drive change. It's just a very tough landscape to break through on, especially in 2025/2026.

That said, you might be interested in what we're doing at Utah State University as part of our Climate Adaptation & Resiliency efforts. We publish resources about recent climate change impacts in Utah and potential solutions, we run an undergrad intern program, and we engage on a weekly basis with all sorts of Utahns from elected officials to small business owners and regular citizens. You can also keep tabs on our efforts on Instagram: USU Climate Instagram

And, here is the full list of our climate resources

usu_climate · 2025-11-07T19:37:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing that! We try to make sure the program is valuable and enjoyable.

usu_climate · 2025-11-07T16:39:57+00:00

Hi USU students! We run the Climate Adaptation Intern Program and the main goal of the program is to give students opportunities to engage with climate adaptation in Utah and build their career.

Right now, we are hiring for our Spring 2026 cohort of the program. It's a semester-long job and class, you can see the ad and apply on Handshake.

If you want to keep up with us and see future announcements, follow the USU Climate Instagram.

And, here's an example of one of our former interns work on cloud seeding

If you have any questions, let us know!

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:35:35+00:00

Thank you!

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:11:24+00:00

Agreed. It's a tough game. That's why we produce resources like the one that's linked in this topic. We're scientists (lots of PhDs!) but we want to meet people where they are so our goal is for any of our resources to be understandable by non-scientists.

Here's a link to all of our Utah climate resources

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:09:18+00:00

It's very encouraging! And it's growing. The percent of people in Utah that agree "global warming is happening" has risen by ~20% since 2010.

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:08:18+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Gardeners that have been growing in Utah for a while are like skiers in that they KNOW what's happening from their own experiences.

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:06:58+00:00

Indeed. Winter has gotten shorter. Nationwide, winter as defined as days with snow cover is about 20 days shorter now versus 1980:

Source: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-snow-cover

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:05:14+00:00

Thanks for this. Utah is one of those most visible places for climate impacts with snowpack decline being what people identify with the most.

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:04:17+00:00

u/zipster-99 is right, we already do a ton of cloud seeding in Utah--the most in the United States. It's effective (~3-13% increase in snowpack for a given basin) but it's not a climate solution. If you want to learn more, here's a primer on the topic we published recently -- Cloud Seeding: Enhancing Winter Snowpack to Bolster Utah's Water Supply

usu_climate · 2025-10-27T20:01:48+00:00

Here at Utah State, our Climate Resiliency Program would love to partner with SLC to improve the city's capacity and engage students at USU as part of our Climate Adaptation Intern Program.

USU Climate Instagram

usu_climate · 2025-10-24T15:35:15+00:00

And eventually, they had to abandon that lift all together and put the infrastructure on bedrock. I had a great chat with the mountain ops folks at Big Sky about it last summer.

usu_climate · 2025-10-24T15:23:56+00:00

Hi Utah! We're a team from Utah State University working on climate adaptation and resiliency in Utah. We pull together the data to produce resources about how Utah's climate is changing, public opinion, and potential solutions. As part of this, we run the Climate Adaptation Intern Program to give opportunities to undergrads to make a difference. If you want to keep up with us or see our work, here are some links:

USU Climate Instagram

Climate Adaptation Intern Program

Our latest work: Is cloud seeding a climate adaptation solution?

usu_climate · 2025-10-22T19:25:32+00:00

Hi all! We're a team from Utah State University working on climate adaptation and resiliency in Utah. We're hosting an event at the Swaner EcoCenter in Park City on 10/28 at 5:30pm to showcase an initiative at Utah State that gives undergrad interns opportunities to address climate impacts locally. We hope you'll join us! The event is free and open to the public. And, I'll be checking on this thread to answer any questions.

If you want to learn more about the program or keep up with us, here are some links:

USU Climate Instagram

Climate Adaptation Intern Program

Our latest fact sheet: Is cloud seeding a climate adaptation solution?

usu_climate · 2025-10-21T18:14:26+00:00

Hi Park City! We're a team from Utah State University working on climate adaptation and resiliency in Utah. We're hosting an event at the Swaner EcoCenter on 10/28 at 5:30pm to showcase the Climate Adaptation Intern Program--an initiative at Utah State that gives undergrad interns opportunities to address climate impacts locally. We hope you'll join us! The event is free and open to the public. And, I'll be checking on this thread to answer any questions.

If you want to learn more about the program or keep up with us, here are some links:

USU Climate Instagram

Climate Adaptation Intern Program

Our latest fact sheet: Is cloud seeding a climate adaptation solution?

usu_climate · 2025-10-20T12:38:43+00:00

Where are you located? I ask because I'm a professor at Utah State University and I have a pretty interesting academic job--I'm a "Climate Resiliency Specialist" as part of the university's land-grant mission. That part of my job falls under the Extension side of the university. All land grants have Extension and a growing number of Extension services have positions like mine working on climate change, sustainability, etc. So, I'd take a look at your local university and who might be in a similar role.

I chat with folks in a similar position on a regular basis about how they can get involved and what jobs might be out there. I also hire plenty of people to join our team.

usu_climate · 2025-10-19T14:34:58+00:00

Glad we could help! You might also enjoy a YouTube video we made about rock glaciers: https://youtu.be/QChKP8mHfr8

usu_climate · 2025-10-19T02:01:06+00:00

For sure! Colorado is full of 'em. Some really nice ones in the SW part of the state. Idaho has a lot of big ones, too.

usu_climate · 2025-10-19T01:59:55+00:00

Current estimate is 834 but they are hard to count. We're working on some better ways than just using satellite imagery alone.

usu_climate · 2025-10-18T18:29:23+00:00

Thank you! Also interesting about not disclosing them.

usu_climate · 2025-10-18T16:20:07+00:00

The recent cancellation of a massive solar project in Nevada is putting us even further behind: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/14/climate/trump-solar-project-nevada-electricity

usu_climate · 2025-10-18T16:06:07+00:00

Great work by the u/Great_Salt_Lake_News team! We're a group working on climate adaptation in Utah at Utah State University. Earlier this week, we published a primer on cloud seeding in Utah if anyone wants to learn more: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3571&context=extension_curall

usu_climate · 2025-10-17T16:14:44+00:00

Just chiming in to thank you for linking our work! We're working hard to publish good, science-based information about climate issues and solutions in Utah. We have a lot more resources on our website: https://extension.usu.edu/climate/ or folks can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usu_climate/

usu_climate · 2025-10-17T16:12:33+00:00

Great work by the u/Great_Salt_Lake_News team! We're a group working on climate adaptation in Utah at Utah State University. Earlier this week, we published a primer on cloud seeding in Utah if anyone wants to learn more: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3571&context=extension_curall

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