Climate change is already impacting Clark County through more extreme heat days, more pervasive drought, and increasingly intense storms. These climate hazards create public safety threats for residents and businesses and have significant implications for the local economy, infrastructure, human health, and well-being. A healthier, better connected, and more prepared community will be better able to adapt to changing climate conditions. Through the All-In Community Plan, Clark County has made a commitment to investing in natural resources that improve human health and reduce heat vulnerability, as well as social systems that enhance community resiliency.

The graph to the left shows average annual temperature over time in Clark County. You can see that temperatures are quickly rising above the average from the last century.

Increased average temperatures, as well as more extreme heat events, are already taking a toll on our community. More heat means:

• we need more energy to cool our buildings,
• community members with medical conditions or without resources to cool down face an increased risk of illness or even death, and
• our infrastructure is more likely to become damaged or fail.

Did you know? Chronic health conditions contribute to a person's heat vulnerability 2x as much as other factors.

While Clark County residents are familiar with hot temperatures, extreme heat events continue to increase in severity and frequency, causing significant stress to people and ecosystems. As temperatures increase, drought conditions are expected to worsen, which has significant implications for water access for people, businesses, and our natural resources. To adapt to the extreme temperatures we will continue to experience, we can take steps to ensure our community members are safe at home, at work, and as they get around. For example, Clark County and transportation partners aim to increase the percent of transit stops with shade structures to 100% by 2040.