Climate change in Nevada

Climate change is affecting locations like Nevada in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include potentially hazardous atmospheric rivers, increased cooling demand, and changes to fall foliage.

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

Nevada's climate threats in include:

Explore some ways climate change is affecting Nevada in fall

Warmer and wetter atmospheric rivers

Warming boosts moisture, making storms wetter, stronger, and costlier.

Higher cooling demand for schools

Hotter summers and longer warm seasons make cooling schools a growing challenge.

Impacts to fall color

Conditions that trigger fall color are shifting with climate change.

More fire weather

Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.

Impacts to food prices

Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.

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