Climate Impact Report – 6/28

June 28, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 6/28

Three potential storms are brewing in the Atlantic Ocean.
- One storm includes thunderstorms and showers several hundred miles west of Cabo Verde. It has a 90% chance of becoming the season’s next storm in seven days.
- A second tropical wave moving off Africa has a 20% chance of a storm in the next week, and a third one in the western Caribbean has a 30% chance.
Large rocks, mud, and other debris spilled out across several streets in Grand County, Utah, forcing closures and knocking out power to several customers.

As of Friday, 58 large active wildfires have burned 270,135 acres across AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, MT, NE, NM, NC, OK, OR, UT, and WA. This year to date, 20,693 wildfires have burned 2,270,469 acres across the country.
In Alaska, 33 fires have burned 179,602 acres as of Friday.
In Arizona, 2 fires have burned 7,058 acres as of Friday.
In California, 5 fires have burned 16,573 acres as of Friday.
In Colorado, 1 fire has burned 1,071 acres as of Friday.
In Florida, 1 fire has burned 833 acres as of Friday.
In New Mexico, 3 fires have burned 28,007 acres as of Friday.
In North Carolina, 1 fire has burned 545 acres as of Friday.
In Oregon, 6 fires have burned 25,326 acres as of Friday.
In Washington, 2 fires have burned 7,814 acres as of Friday.

A new report found that Wisconsin cities are experiencing more uncomfortably hot tropical nights.
- Appleton experienced an average of 16 more uncomfortably hot nights per year in the last decade.
- Madison, Kenosha, and La Crosse experienced an average of 14 more hot nights.
- Green Bay experienced an average of 12 more hot nights.
- Milwaukee, Eau Claire, and Racine experienced an average of 11 more hot nights.
99 of the 100 counties in North Carolina are currently being affected by drought.
- 57 counties are in a moderate drought, while another 42 have been classified as abnormally dry.