LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas is one of the fastest warming cities in the nation, so what can be done to cool the valley down?
One answer: planting trees by the thousands to provide shade and fight what is called the urban heat island. That’s just what’s being done by UNLV students and the greater community.
Last summer was the hottest on record for Southern Nevada with both the highest recorded temperature (120°) and average daily high (107.6°). The Clark County Coroner reported heat was a factor in more than 500 deaths in 2024…