Water for Power in the Twenty-First Century: What a Growing Population, Changing Climate, and Energy Development Mean for Utah's Water Resources

摘要

Except for its neighbor to the west, Nevada, Utah receives less annual average precipitation (13 inches) than any of the 50 states. The average precipitation in the United States is close to 30 inches, more than double that of Utah. If not for its mountains, which capture moisture from passing storm systems and release it throughout the year, Utah would be one vast desert.~1