Rudi Larios prepares tacos inside Casa del Sabor food truck at the corner of Bonanza Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas.

When people think of Las Vegas, Nevada, they usually imagine the Vegas Strip and all its glory. In reality, however, there is so much more to Las Vegas than a stretch of a single street.

Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, scientists say, and Las Vegas continues to break temperature records. The extreme heat claimed more than 500 lives in southern Nevada last year ...