> Bad climate and lack of water are two common misconceptions applied to both Las Vegas and Phoenix.
Have you lived in either during the Summer?
The Las Vegas Valley gets about 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River.
Have you lived in either during the Summer?
The Las Vegas Valley gets about 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River.
As far as Las Vegas getting 90% of its water from the Colorado river, that is true. Which is a whopping 4% of the amount available each year. As bad as things are getting in California, we're not too far from needing desalination there which frees up more than enough water for Las Vegas.
More water evaporates from Lake Mead each year (800,000 acre feet) than is used by Las Vegas (300,000 acre feet) -- http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/lakefaqs.html.
It's pretty damned hot if you're working outside. I don't remember it being that hot when I was younger (we would run across the street in bare feet).