In a state where every raindrop counts, scientists in the Desert Research Institute’s Cloud Seeding Program have mastered the ...

The Sierra Nevada wring moisture from winter storms that develop over the Pacific and travel west with the jet stream, while the Rocky Mountains shield the state from any moisture moving up from the ...

A public service department within the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada State Climate Office (NSCO) provides timely, accurate and relevant information and ...

Las Vegas and Reno are its most famous tourist traps, but it’s also home to a “car forest” that is even weirder than Area 51 ...

MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty. Thirstier than they’ve been in a while. Though Las Vegas’ 214-day dry streak — the second-longest on record ...