Reno

Is Reno Getting Hotter?

Climate warming trend continues in Northern Nevada That’s the hottest summer average high ever recorded in Reno, breaking the record of 93.3 degrees set in 2017. Summertime also included a record streak of 56 consecutive days where the temperature reached 90 degrees or greater, which ended Aug. Why is Nevada getting hotter? Human-caused climate change …

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Why Was Reno Settled?

Reno began as the preferred crossing point of the Truckee River, an inland river that flows west to east from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake, for travelers on their way to the California gold rush of the late 1840’s and 50’s. Why did people settle in Reno? Gold was discovered in the vicinity of Virginia …

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