These Nevada bills would address warming urban landscapes

A pair of proposed bills in Carson City are aiming to limit the impacts of rising temperatures in Nevada.

Senate Bill 169 and Assembly Bill 131 look to address growing impacts of warming climates on urban Nevadans.

Temperatures rise across Nevada

Reno is one of the fastest-heating cities in the nation. Over the past 52 years, Reno’s average spring temperatures have risen by 6.8 degrees Fahrenheit, and summers are heating up too. In 2018, Reno reported 20 days with temperatures of more than 100 degrees.

The city with the second-most dramatic increase in average spring temperatures is Las Vegas, having jumped 6.2 degrees over the same period.

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