Climate Impact Report – 7/10

July 10, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 7/10

As of Wednesday morning, more than 1.7 million people in Texas were still without power following Hurricane Beryl.
- The National Weather Service warned that with power outages continuing across southeast Texas, the lack of air-conditioning will aggravate the risk for heat-related illnesses as high temperatures warm into the lower and mid-90s.
- The heat index will reach 106 on Wednesday.
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire warned that traffic lights were out across the city and urged people to stay home where possible after dark.
Houston Police Chief Larry J. Satterwhite said that officers had received more than 100 calls of suspected carbon monoxide leaks and had dealt with broken gas and electricity lines.
As of Wednesday morning, the Midwest and the Northeast braced for heavy rain, flash flooding, thunderstorms, and possible tornadoes as Beryl continues to make its way north.
As of Wednesday, about 2 million people are at risk of severe thunderstorms across northern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
At least 10 people in the U.S. have died since Beryl made landfall Monday.
President Joe Biden has granted a federal major disaster declaration, which will reimburse up to 75% of the costs for debris clearance and other emergency measures.
A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, experts at Colorado State University increased their storm forecast to include two more named storms and a major hurricane.

As of Wednesday, 59 large active wildfires have burned 508,493 acres across AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, NJ, NM, OR, UT, and WA. This year to date, 23,584 wildfires have burned 2,856,187 acres across the country.
In Alaska, 27 fires have burned 331,097 acres as of Wednesday.
In Arizona, 4 fires have burned 10,916 acres as of Wednesday.
In California, 9 fires have burned 55,035 acres as of Wednesday.
In Colorado, 1 fire has burned 1,310 acres as of Wednesday.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 18,371 acres as of Wednesday.
In New Mexico, 6 fires have burned 36,831 acres as of Wednesday.
In Oregon, 3 fires have burned 7,873 acres as of Wednesday.
In Washington, 2 fires have burned 11,454 acres as of Wednesday.

Over 160 million Americans were under some kind of excessive heat alert on Tuesday.
Temperatures between 10 and 30 degrees above average are expected across all of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and western Arizona.
The Third Avenue Bridge connecting the Bronx and Manhattan was shut down after it got stuck halfway open due to overheating machinery.
Pavement burns have increased more than seven times since last summer in Las Vegas, Nevada.
An intense heatwave has been tied to at least four deaths in Oregon.
As extreme heat bakes the West, emergency helicopters struggle to fly.
- High temperatures, which are increasing due to human-caused climate change, alter operations for helicopter rescues.
- National parks, including Joshua Tree and Death Valley, warn visitors that a helicopter may not be able to reach ambitious hikers in the heat.
A new study found that almost 34 million people in 65 major U.S. cities, or 15% of the country’s population, are experiencing temperatures that are 8 degrees Fahrenheit higher than their surrounding areas.