The world's largest Joshua tree forest has deep, spiritual significance to the Indigenous tribes that have considered the ...

Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is ...

Nestled in the sun-drenched landscape of Pahrump, where desert vistas stretch to the horizon and small-town charm meets ...

If you’ve ever driven back to Las Vegas or Reno from an excursion outdoors and noticed the temperature getting hotter as you ...

In the heart of Pahrump, Nevada, where the desert stretches endlessly and the sun beats down with unforgiving intensity, ...

The program is using a $5 million federal grant to plant trees across the Las Vegas Valley, targeting communities with below ...

Winding through the Newberry Mountains, Christmas Tree Pass offers sweeping desert views, sacred Native landmarks, and even ...

“Reno is a smaller city, which means the model needs a higher resolution to accurately represent it, leading to greater ...

Down south in Las Vegas, extreme heat response has been largely limited to Clark County activating so-called cooling centers, ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Trees in the desert are like oxygen at high ...

“Estimates show some (ironwood) trees to be 800 years old, and it is likely that they live even longer,” says the “Desert Ironwood Primer,” a publication by the Arizona-Sonora Desert ...

At 12:31 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory valid from Friday 2 p.m. until Saturday 11 p.m. for ...