Climate Central, “a nonpartisan group of climate scientists,” has issued its annual Earth Day report on the 245 fastest-warming locations in the U.S. and Reno maintained the dubious distinction of placing first, which it has for the past several years. Las Vegas ranked second. Reno’s average temperature has increased 7.8 degrees since 1970, Vegas 6 degrees, based on official temperatures recorded at Reid Reno-Tahoe airports. El Paso ranked third at 5.9. Tyler, Texas, and Burlington, Vermont, tied for fourth at 5.3 degrees. The report found that winter is the fastest-warming season for 76% of U.S. locations. The warming is linked to increased greenhouse gas concentrations, which are 31% higher than in 1970, and urban heat island effects.
Source: Las Vegas News