Desert summers are getting more severe, and Las Vegas’ urban planning isn’t doing it any favors. Sprawl across the valley ensures that heat isn’t felt equally in every neighborhood.
The pipeline is an essential piece of Cortez Masto’s plan to extend the Las Vegas urban footprint south to the California ... as mitigation for other public lands sold off for Las Vegas sprawl. The ...
One of the leading threats to the wildflower is urban sprawl outside Las Vegas. The Clark County lands bill, proposed by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, (D-Nev.), would allow tens of thousands of acres ...
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current) There are more than 82,000 acres of vacant and underutilized land in the Las Vegas metro ... officials have called for urban sprawl and building outside ...
one community in particular — east Las Vegas — swelters more than other neighborhoods because of urban heat island effects. Heat is trapped in concrete and asphalt during the day and then ...
These Photos Show How Urban Growth Fuels Extreme Heat A massive heat dome across the American Southwest is driving temperatures in Phoenix and Las Vegas to record triple-digit highs.
When you're on the ground, it's pretty easy to believe that the sprawl of Las Vegas ... or heading to Vegas as part of a ...