City dwellers seldom experience the near-reverence of watching deer walk through their yards, both for a lack of deer and, often, a lack of a yard. In cities, not everyone has the same experiences with nature. That means ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2021
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As luck would have it, the air quality sensors that University of Utah researcher Daniel Mendoza and his colleagues installed in Park City, Utah in September 2019, hoping to observe how pollution rose and fell through the ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2021
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A complex zone of folding and faulting that links two faults underneath downtown Salt Lake City could deform the ground during a large earthquake, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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Domestic violence rose globally in 2020—so much so that doctors have called it "a pandemic within a pandemic."
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2021
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Research-grade air quality sensors are costly—around $40,000. For cities trying to monitor their greenhouse gas emissions, the cost may limit the number of sensors they can install and the data they can collect.
Environment
Dec 17, 2020
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A thick, chocolaty sludge has formed on Utah's Great Salt Lake, and state parks officials say talk of an oil slick is unfounded.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2020
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With intense wildfires in the western U.S. and frequent, intense hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the nation is again affected by extreme weather-related events resulting from climate change. In response, cities, states ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2020
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The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the same conditions known to aggravate domestic violence.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2020
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Authorities in western Nevada checked for possible highway damage following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area early Friday.
Environment
May 15, 2020
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For the millions of Americans concerned about shortages of vital supplies like toilet paper, food basics and other items vital to getting us through an unprecedented global health crisis, there is some encouraging news, according ...
Economics & Business
Mar 26, 2020
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