During an unprecedented streak of seven 115-degree days, Harry Reid International Airport recorded the city’s hottest day at 120 degrees on July 7, 2024.

I spent an afternoon, in 118-degree heat, capturing heatwave stock photography for our newsroom on July 9, 2024.

Shattering the previous record of 25, the city experienced 43 consecutive days of 105-degree or hotter weather. During this period, I reported on and visually captured heat-related stories. I asked the growing homeless population of Las Vegas how they were handling the record heat. I looked at Henderson Fire Departments' new cooling pods that immerse heat victims in cool water. I discovered that drought-tolerant plants are not heat-tolerant. I traveled to Valley of Fire State Park to learn why summer hiking rescues are difficult for first responders. I spoke with food vendors who braved the heat while new ordinances regulated their operations. I used an infrared thermometer to measure burn-inducing, surface temperatures of outdoor surfaces. Despite record-shattering heat waves, Las Vegas was still carrying on, but even desert dwellers had to adapt.

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RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography and photo editing, reporting, news writing, graphic design, digital production, pitched story, day-turn, social graphics, stock photography

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