A 2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-funded heat mapping study involved a group of 60 volunteers who spread out across Clark County to check the temperatures in different locations during the morning, afternoon and night. The map produced from that data shows that elevated temperatures are worst in North Las Vegas, East Las Vegas and downtown, which can get up to 11 degrees hotter than other parts of the city.

Southern Paiute artist/activist Fawn Douglas and UNLV associate professor A.B. Wilkinson have made more than a gallery in Nuwu Art. They’ve made a space for women, indigenous folk and people of color to embrace and share their creativity and to be heard and understood. It’s a bridge to link us together.

The UNLV Performing Arts Center new season begins September 2023 and continues through April 2024. 

Extreme temperatures in the northern hemisphere has killed hundreds of people and is fueling forest fires across three continents. Climate scientists say we need to become accustomed to prolonged events like this that may be repeated across the southern hemisphere this summer.

Cities and towns across three continents are in the grip of heatwaves so strong they are breaking records. From Beijing to Rome, people are struggling with extreme weather conditions and heat-related illnesses. The US city of Phoenix has broken a record set nearly half a century ago, of 19 consecutive days of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from Clark County, Nevada where heat shelters are nearly full.

If you find yourself having breathing troubles or worsening allergies during these hot summer months, experts say this heatwave may be to blame as it’s causing more pollution in our air.

Dreamy hotels in Florida, Hawaii and Beverly Hills are full of pink décor ideal for a Barbie-themed selfie

John Nasshan was not finished broadcasting, pounding the drums, or hitting the live-music scene. The Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Famer died late Wednesday night of heart failure in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old Nasshan was about to launch a new show on KUNV 91.5-FM, “The Smooth Jazz Radio Top 20 Countdown.”

When a proposal to inject $190 million per year into Nevada’s film incentives program circulated in the Legislature, eyes turned to Las Vegas—and rolled in exasperation. The bill would also have expanded the state’s film tax credit program, provided for a pair of Vegas-based studio projects to help boost workforce development and larger productions, and bolstered Nevada’s film industry.

For Nancy Johnson, Windsor Park was like a dream when she first moved to a new home in the historically Black North Las Vegas neighborhood in 1976. But within a few years, the cracks began to show – and homes started to sink. “The homes, the streets started cracking, the driveways,” said Johnson, a 67-year-old mother and former blackjack dealer. “I’m legally blind and I could tell that when I hung up the curtains that they were leaning.”

There’s a unique dichotomy that’s emerging with AI tools. While all AI tools are essentially designed to automate activities and make life easier, AI tools like ChatGPT end up making our brains weaker because we get the AI to do all the thinking and writing for us, but on the other hand, AI tools like Midjourney end up making our brains more creative! Anything you can think of, Midjourney can visualize, and that has vast implications for our overall society as it pushes us all to be a little more visually imaginative.

The College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced in its newsletter today that it will participate in an arts-in-prisons program to bring arts courses and experiences to women who are incarcerated in Nevada. The program is a partnership with the State of Nevada Office of Workforce Innovation.