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Salt Lake's monsoon rains bring out the snails.
This past summer in Salt Lake has had its fair share of exceptionally wacky weather.
A mural located near the S-Line South Salt Lake Station. This past summer in Salt Lake has had its fair share of exceptionally wacky weather. Most of the attention rightly focused on the record high temperatures and the inevitable connection to climate change—but what I've been more interested in has been the literal deluge from the monsoonal rains that appear to be a new normal as well.
While most appreciate the rains for financial reasons—water bills tend to skyrocket with temperature, too!—I enjoy them because it provides an opportunity to see one of my favorite animals up close and…
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