The department does not exercise primary jurisdiction in areas with separate police forces such as North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Nellis Air Force Base and the Paiute reservation. Today, the aquifers are basically used to store water that is pumped from the lake during periods of low demand and pumped out during periods of high demand. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the country, behind California and Alaska, so geologists say it’s important to stay prepared. This rapid population growth led to a significant urbanization of desert lands into industrial and commercial areas (see suburbia). The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is the largest police department in the valley and the state and exercises jurisdiction in the entire county. The metropolitan area was created for the 1970 census when it only included Clark County. Nevada State College, National University and Touro University Nevada are nearby Henderson. Other private entity in the Las Vegas Valley includes Carrington College. A perfect example is here, at the intersection of Tropicana and Decatur. The Las Vegas Valley is around 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2). The interiors of automobiles often prove deadly to small children and pets during the summer and surfaces exposed to the sun can cause first- and second-degree burns to unprotected skin. There are several "hands-on" areas where animals can be petted. Along strike-slip faults the rocks across the fault move horizontally past each other. Every few years, however, Las Vegas does get a measurable snowfall. Interactive Map Allows Nevada Residents to Gauge Proximity to Earthquake Faults. [22] All perimeters, except the northwest, are foothills or mountain ranges, with all highway routes entering the foothills; this includes the Interstate 15 to the southwest, as it climbs to Jean Pass (north), before traversing Ivanpah Valley. Las Vegas holds many of the world's largest conventions each year, including CES, SEMA, and Conexpo. The airport serves domestic, international and cargo flights, as well as some private aircraft. A three-quarters of the Las Vegas Beltway has been built, consisting of Interstate 215 on the south and Clark County 215 on the west and north. Some technology companies have either relocated to Las Vegas or were created there. For various reasons, Las Vegas has had a high concentration of technology companies in electronic gaming and telecommunications industries. While not only raising humidity levels, these winds develop into dramatic desert thunderstorms that can sometimes cause flash flooding. By continuing to browse or by clicking “I Accept Cookies” you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device. Fifteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 62,000 rooms. So could Las Vegas face something similar? “It’s been a while in the Basin range,” Niemi said. US 95 connects the city to northwestern Nevada, including Carson City (the state capitol) and Reno. Virgin Hyperloop One tested its futuristic transportation system with people inside a pod for the first time on it’s test track near North Las Vegas. Optical pharmacy closing Las Vegas location, eliminating 161 jobs, Vegas staple ‘Rat Pack Is Back’ checks into ballroom at Tuscany, Coroner IDs man fatally shot behind Las Vegas business, Police investigate fatal crash involving pedestrian, Flock & Fowl closing in downtown Las Vegas, ‘Male juvenile’ arrested in Circus Circus shooting, Virgin Hyperloop carries out 1st test run with passengers. Past exhibits have included the works of Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, and Peter Carl Fabergé. Dean Martin Drive (formerly Industrial Road), This page was last edited on 8 November 2020, at 20:54. Two major freeways—Interstate 15 and Interstate 515 (including US 93 and US 95)—cross in downtown Las Vegas. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Several national colleges, including the University of Phoenix and Le Cordon Bleu, have campuses in the Las Vegas area. By the mid-2000s, there was a major move into high rise condominiums towers, which affected the region's skyline around the Strip. One fault along Frenchman Mountain could produce a magnitude 7, but Taylor said that seems large. We had one in the 1950s in north-central Nevada, a big one in 1983 in southern Idaho. Full-fledged dust storms are rare. In addition, in recent years Las Vegas has seen a spike in high-rise housing units. A single-car crash left three lanes of traffic blocked on InterstateU.S. Further development in the 1980s and 1990s made Lake Las Vegas, which required directing the Las Vegas Wash into tunnels which run under Lake Las Vegas and into Lake Mead. Now shopping, conventions, fine dining, and outdoor beauty are also major forces in attracting tourist dollars. It features over 2,000 animals and 1,200 species in 1.6 million gallons of seawater. Many of the largest hotel, casino, and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters the FAA is set to lift its grounding order on the plane as early as Nov 18. In 2000, more than 21,000 new homes and 26,000 resale homes were purchased. The valley is located within the larger metropolitan area, as the metropolitan area covers all of Clark County including parts that do not fall within the valley. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012", "Las Vegas Valley: Land Subsidence and Fissuring Due to Ground-Water Withdrawal", "Urban Land Use Change in the Las Vegas Valley", "Geologic and Geophysical maps of the Las Vegas 30' X 60' Quadrangle, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California", "Quaternary faulting and Seismic Source Characterization in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area", "THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM: WHAT IF? “Most of the faults in and around Las Vegas are on the order of 10 to 100 kilometers long,” Niemi said. Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2010, p. 70, p. 66-67. Luxurious condos and penthouse suites are always being built. Slab-on-grade foundations are the common base for residential buildings in the valley. Nevada faces a low potential of California’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday triggering a seismic event along one of its many fault lines, according to an earthquake expert. CHICAGO (NewsNation Now/ AP) — Fast food chain McDonald’s said it would debut its own plant-based meat alternatives called “McPlant.”. I-15 connects Las Vegas to Los Angeles and San Diego, and heads northeast to Salt Lake City and beyond. They are a problem usually associated with California. [1] The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area surrounded by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area. Its annual Visitors Survey provides detailed information on visitor numbers, spending patterns, and resulting revenues. The new fault lines they found were in the mountains west of Reno that were difficult to map because of all the vegetation. Peck, a UNLV masters student, says it’s important to stay prepared. In 2014, a record breaking 41 million visited the Las Vegas area, producing a gross metropolitan product of more than $100 billion. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park, Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, The Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley, "Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, December 2005, with codes", "Cirque characters, comedy acts liven up travel trade show", "Las Vegas: Bright Lights, Big City, Small Town", "Road Warrior Q&A: Foliage removed for widening", "Brief early history review of the Las Vegas Valley", "American in Action as Macao Casinos Soar", "County Composition of Metropolitan Areas: 1940-2006", "2001 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA", "Metropolitan Areas: Concepts, Components, and Population", "OMB Bulletin No. The Las Vegas Railway Express; and the Z-Train, which would travel six days a week between Los Angeles Union Station and a new Z-Train Station adjacent to the Strip; and the Desert Lightning to Los Angeles and Phoenix. It’s also important to have a supply kit on hand, along with investing in extra medical training. [2] Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada. Until the 1990s, there were exceptions, but they were few and far between. The Las Vegas Amtrak station was located in the Plaza Hotel. Smog, on the other hand, gets worse when there is no wind to move the air out of the valley. But, she said, many resorts are built above code in terms of seismic safety. A fault is a crack or section of cracks in the earth's surface. General aviation traffic, however, will typically use the much smaller North Las Vegas Airport or other airfields in the county. Nevada receives an allocation 300,000 acre feet (370,000,000 m3) of water[31] each year from Lake Mead, with credits for water it returns to the lake. Highway 95 in the northwest valley late Sunday, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is in Paradise, about three miles (5 km) south of the city limits and roughly two miles east of the Strip.
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