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Gabrielle Canon in Las Vegas

Record growth, record heat, record drought: how will Las Vegas weather the climate crisis?

A bulldozer is seen in the foreground of a housing development being built in a very dry area of Las Vegas, with large mountains in the background.
New communities are being built in Las Vegas, right up against desert conservation areas, as more people flock to the region. Photograph: Gabrielle Canon/The Guardian

Away from the lights and fountains of the Las Vegas Strip, bulldozers are working overtime as the suburbs of Sin City are bursting out of their seams.

Las Vegas is growing at a staggering rate. Clark county, where the city is located, is home to roughly 2.3 million people, but forecasts predict the population could go beyond 4 million by 2055.

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