Up to 10 inches of snow is expected to fall in southwestern Utah in the Great Basin Desert region, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a winter weather warning for the area.

The long drive between Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramatically.

Last November, the Great Salt Lake, an iconic landmark of the Great Basin Desert, fell to its lowest surface elevation ever recorded. The lake had lost 73% of its water and 60% of its area. More ...