Empowering Utah to Thrive in a Changing Climate
The mission of USU Climate Adaptation & Resiliency Extension is to bolster Utah’s capacity to respond to ongoing and emerging risks associated with contemporary climate change in the state and region.
Below is a feed of climate adaptation and resiliency articles that have been recently published.
Explore how agrivoltaics combines farming and solar power to benefit Utah producers. Learn how these systems can support crops and livestock while diversifying farm revenue and strengthening food and energy security.
USU researchers examine how water banking can help replenish the Great Salt Lake while allowing water rights holders to lease or donate water. The report explores Utah’s water laws and the potential of water banking.
USU Extension explains how declining water levels and rising salinity in the Great Salt Lake threaten Wilson’s phalaropes. Learn how changes to habitat and food sources could affect this important migratory bird.
Learn how geothermal energy can provide reliable, renewable electricity in Utah while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. This fact sheet explains geothermal technologies, Utah's energy potential, current projects, and the role geothermal...
