In an ominous warning to what is expected to be a long, dry and dangerous summer, drought conditions exploded across Utah last week, with nearly two-thirds of the state now under extreme drought.
Over a period of just one week, extreme drought coverage in Utah blew up, going from just 6.99 percent to 59.3 percent of the state in days. Until this week, Utah had not come close to that large a blanket of extreme conditions since Sept. 2022, and not as early as April since 2021.
As of Monday, the entire state of Utah is under some level of drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, extreme conditions signify the possibility of major crop losses and widespread water restrictions…