It was raining in Las Vegas for the second time in two weeks. There are videos posted on social media that show the damage caused by the rain. The videos have not been verified by Insider.
The card tables were soaked with water as the video was posted.
—Sean Sable (@SeanSable) August 12, 2022
According to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas, the monsoon season in Las Vegas is the wettest in a decade. The city received a total of.58 inches of rain on Thursday, bringing the season's total to 1.28 inches.
Climate change is caused by all the greenhouse gasses that humans have released into the atmosphere. Changes in the atmospheric and ocean currents are caused by rising temperatures. It is becoming more common in some areas. Heavy rain and flooding are happening in some places.
Nevada is either in the middle or the extreme. As the climate changes, it is expected to become more extreme with more flash flooding. Warmer air holds more water and releases more water when it rains.
Some people watching weren't as confident as the onlookers who cheered on the driver of the car in the video.
A person in the video says "Holy shit, holy shit, I don't know if you can do it"
—Skittish and Bus (@Skittishandbus) August 12, 2022
Floods can become worse in Nevada due to the dry soil. That allows more flooding to build up on top of the soil, like the one that happened in Death Valley last weekend, or the one that happened in Las Vegas.
A passenger on a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus posted a video on social media showing the streets flooding with water.
Charleston feels like a raging rapids ride right now.
—Fukuburger (@fukuburger) August 12, 2022
A video of the storm was shared by the National Weather Service.
—NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) August 12, 2022
There is a chance of more storms on Friday with the possibility of flash flooding.
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