Climate Impact Report – 1/10
January 10, 2024
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1.9%
According to new estimates by Rhodium Group, U.S. emissions declined by 1.9% in 2023.
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31
BasinsA January 2024 study found that human-caused climate change has affected snow patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, including clear declines of snowpack in at least 31 individual river basins.
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Heat
RecordIn 2023, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Texas each saw their warmest year on record.
Key Facts Of The Day 1/10
Storms and Flooding
- On Wednesday morning, there were more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power across more than a dozen states.
- At least four deaths were reported in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina as storms walloped the states with fierce winds and rain.
- Since Monday, the storm has generated 25 tornado reports across Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
- On Tuesday, more than 1,350 flights were canceled and more than 8,700 flights were delayed due to the storm.
- On Tuesday, schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, closed, and Raleigh, North Carolina and D.C. schools shut down early due to flash floods and high wind threats.
Wildfires
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to move thousands of hotel-dwelling survivors of wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui into long-term housing over the next month.
Extreme Heat
- In 2023, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Texas each saw their warmest year on record.
- In 2023, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Vermont, and Virginia each saw their second-warmest year.
- A January 2024 report found that consumers more often were late on payments or defaulted on loans when temperatures rose.
- A January 2024 study found that extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally.