In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
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Safety while boating at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.
This year’s so-called “cicada-geddon” spreading across the East Coast will not reach Nevada. But the Silver State has its own version of the critters.
Every year, school children guess when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow, marking the beginning of spring.
Multiple government bodies are attacking the problem of forever chemicals head on, especially with new regulations handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tubes at Glen Canyon Dam might be damaged, threatening future deliveries from Lake Powell if water levels get too low, the Bureau of Reclamation said.
Estimates place the fish’s numbers below what they were in the fall, but scientists are soothed by how many young fish they saw.
Desert gold wildflowers sprawl for acres in certain parts of the Amargosa Basin, west of Las Vegas and just past the California border.
A new study paints the clearest picture so far of how the Colorado River is consumed across the basin. Thirsty crops account for more than half total water use.
Though it poses no immediate risk to the water supply, a new study found drugs in increased concentrations at the wash after big events, including EDC and the NFL draft.
About $27 million is dedicated to improving Nevada’s public lands through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The water district made more than $32 million in its first year of charging its biggest water users punitive fees, data obtained by the Review-Journal shows.
The funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture program will be used to replace a water tank and to install water lines and fire hydrants.
Though snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin isn’t as impressive as last year, the National Weather Service said there is good news this year.
Most heat complaints to Nevada OSHA were about a lack of air conditioning, causing temperatures to soar and workers feeling nauseous, fatigued and dizzy.
Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
When air temperatures hit a record high of 109 degrees on June 10, NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument captured even higher temperatures for street surfaces.
Everyone in Vegas seems to have a wind story this year. Maybe it’s a gust knocking down an unsuspecting pedestrian, a set of patio furniture ending up in a neighbor’s yard or dust covering your car.
Pahrump poolfish, only found in Nevada, have been successfully reintroduced to the Desert National Wildlife Refuge after months of removing predatory species.
Strategic vegetation clearing helps ward off wildfires during the driest season on record. Those fuel breaks helped contain the Carpenter 1 fire.