The Clark County coroner’s office reports a decent share of the deaths are related to drug use and homelessness, both two of the biggest extreme heat risk factors. A man who stopped by to use the restroom walks out of the Whitney Recreation Center, a designated Clark County cooling station, on July 23, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphotoHeat was a factor in at least 29 deaths in Southern Nevada this year, as Las Vegas braces for another stretch of dangerous 110-degree temperatures. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Heat was a factor in the deaths of at least 29 people so far this year in Southern Nevada, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. Assemblymember Cinthia Moore, D-North Las Vegas, has said in interviews that she plans to introduce a bill in the 2027 Legislature to create a statewide Nevada office to deal with extreme heat.