Editor’s Letter
Are you feeling the heat? Signs of climate change are all around us, from hotter, longer-lasting heat waves and rampant, deadly wildfires to drought. (For the first time in recorded history, dating back to 1893, Reno received zero precipitation in January, giving another meaning to โdry January.โ) The decrease in rainfall is particularly troubling to our local farmers and ranchers who need the vital substance to maintain crops and animals, and drought impacts us all.
