Climate Impact Report – 8/12

August 12, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 8/12

On Friday, rare flash flood emergencies were issued in parts of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania. Hundreds of homes were under a mandatory evacuation order.
On Friday, several tornado warnings were issued in Washington, DC, including one near Reagan National Airport.
On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency.
On Friday, New Jersey Acting Governor Tashesha Way declared a state of emergency.
On Friday, more than 90,000 customers were without power in New York and Pennsylvania.
On Saturday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency for multiple Ohio counties after storm Debby caused damage in the Northeastern part of the state.
- On Tuesday, August 6th, storm Debby brought storms, damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes to Northeast Ohio.
- At the height of the storm’s damage, more than 400,000 customers in Ohio were without power. As of Monday morning, more than 7,000 customers are still without power.
On Friday, Tropical Storm Debby caused more than 2,500 flights to be canceled or delayed at Northwest airports.
As of Friday, at least eight deaths linked to storm Debby had been reported.

On Sunday, the National Hurricane Center issued advisories for a potential tropical storm 5 forming several hundred miles east-southeast of Antigua.
The storm was expected to become a tropical storm on Monday and a hurricane by Wednesday evening, where it is forecasted to move near or over Puerto Rico.

As of Monday, 78 large active wildfires have burned 2,404,053 acres across OR, ID, CA, WA, AZ, WY, MT, CO, NV, TX, and FL. This year to date, 29,313 wildfires have burned 5,211,246 acres across the country.
In Arizona, 7 fires have burned 67,980 acres as of Monday.
In California, 8 fires have burned 523,596 acres as of Monday.
- As of Monday, the Park Fire has burned 429,259 acres and is 38% contained.
- The Park Fire has destroyed 641 structures and damaged 52 structures.
In Colorado, 2 fires have burned 16,870 acres as of Monday.
In Florida, 2 fires have burned 2,500 acres as of Monday.
In Idaho, 14 fires have burned 244,336 acres as of Monday.
In Montana, 4 fires have burned 5,190 acres as of Monday.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 3,774 acres as of Monday.
In Oregon, 23 fires have burned 1,057,627 acres as of Monday.
In Texas, 1 fire has burned 2,362 acres as of Monday.
In Washington, 9 fires have burned 121,165 acres as of Monday.
In Wyoming, 2 fires have burned 2,676 acres as of Monday.

July 2024 was the second-warmest July recorded globally, ending a 13-month streak of warmest monthly temperatures.
In July, Las Vegas recorded its hottest temperature ever at 120 degrees Fahrenheit and three straight nights at or above 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
- High temperatures in the city have created one of the most intense heat island effects in the country. At night, the heat trapped inside asphalt and buildings are making the city 20 to 25 degrees hotter than the surrounding desert.
On Thursday, heat alerts were in effect in cities from the Gulf Coast to Florida due to extreme heat and high humidity. The warnings came just days after Hurricane Debby brought intense rainfall and severe damage across the Florida panhandle.
On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued heat advisories for most of Texas, with some counties reaching “feels-like” temperatures in the 110s.