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Sierra Nevada Ally1d
We Know Reno Is the Fastest-Warming City in the U.S.—What’s Next?
“Reno is a smaller city, which means the model needs a higher resolution to accurately represent it, leading to greater ...
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From Planning to Doing: Washoe County’s Climate Action Plan Hits the Ground
which the county will use to plant trees in neighborhoods facing higher temperatures and lower tree coverage. “We’re putting the final touches on a map of the tree canopy throughout metropolitan ...
Nevada Current2mon
Two bills seek to address growing issue of home insurance cancellations over wildfire risk
Republican Assemblymember Jill Dickman from Washoe County believes Nevada should replicate a state ... United States Geological Survey and the United States Forest Service to map wildfires across the ...
Nevada Appeal2mon
Washoe County commission chair says it’s time to talk tax hikes
Local governments in the Truckee Meadows are facing serious budget shortfalls and it's "time to have a conversation" about increasing taxes, Washoe County Commission Chair Alexis Hill said on Nevada ...
ClimateConnections3mon
Why sizzling cities are mapping hot spots street by street
sustainability manager for Washoe County, home to the Reno-Sparks metro area. The maps will also guide where to focus efforts to weatherize buildings so they require less energy to cool. Campaigns to ...
Smithsonian Magazine3mon
Citizen Scientists Are Hitting the Streets of the Country’s Fastest-Warming Cities to Collect Detailed Temperature Data
In the summer, neighborhoods near the airport ... sustainability manager for Washoe County, home to the Reno-Sparks metro area. The maps will also guide where to focus efforts to weatherize ...
Business Wire3mon
NaphCare and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Announce THRIVE Mental Health Jail-Based Treatment Program for Patients Incompetent to Stand Trial
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In partnership with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), NaphCare, Inc., a leading correctional healthcare company, is proud to announce ...
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Map: Evacuation for Callahan Fire, in Reno’s burned area
Ranch Fire evacuations in San Bernardino County Wildfire Map: Ranch fire burning in Southern California Morgan Hill adds all-electric fire station The Washoe County sheriff announced the first ...
SFGate9mon
'Extremely dangerous' fire conditions threaten hundreds of Reno homes
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has been posting updated information about evacuations on social media; residents can also visit Perimeter Map for live evacuation updates. Officials urged ...
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Map: Davis Fire between Reno and Mt. Rose entering ‘particularly dangerous’ phase
The Davis Fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and first evacuations were called that afternoon for Washoe City and the Montreux and Galena Forest neighborhoods ... map or the Washoe ...
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Fire officials to hold second community meeting on Davis Fire
They and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are leading ... According to the latest information on perimeter map, that now includes neighborhoods north of Arrowcreek Parkway, nearly as far ...