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    Climate change in Reno, Nevada

    Climate change is affecting locations like Reno in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include hotter summers, drought, and increased health risks from extreme heat.

    Explore these pages to learn how people in Reno are at risk in a warming world.


    Reno's climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting Reno in summer

    Hotter summers

    Hotter summers bring more dangerous heat, higher energy bills, and worse wildfire.

    Worsening drought

    Warmer, thirstier air worsens drought

    More risks for pregnancy

    Climate change has doubled pregnancy heat-risk days worldwide (2020-2024).

    More record heat

    Daily heat records have outnumbered daily cold records in recent years.

    More fire weather

    Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

    More graphics about Reno and climate change

    Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Reno, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.

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