Climate Impact Report – 9/17

September 17, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 9/17

On Monday, North Carolina experienced a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from a storm that flooded homes and forced rescues.
On Monday, Carolina Beach was placed under a state of emergency after a historic 18 inches of rain fell in 12 hours, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event.
More than a foot of rain in 12 hours was reported elsewhere in the area, a once-in-200-year rain event.
Carolina Beach Elementary School was closed, and students were dismissed early after classrooms started to flood.
On Monday, flooding also hit Brunswick County, North Carolina, where rainfall rates exceeded 4 to 5 inches per hour.

As of Monday, 55 large active wildfires have burned 2,433,868 acres across OR, CA, ID, MT, WA, AZ, WY, NV, AL, SD, and CO. This year, to date, 36,855 wildfires have burned 7,329,660acres across the country.
In Arizona, 3 fires have burned 22,458 acres as of Monday.
In California, 7 fires have burned 575,650 acres as of Monday.
- As of Monday, the Line Fire had burned 38,417 acres and was 29% contained.
- As of Monday, the Bridge Fire had burned 54,690 acres and was 11% contained.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 14,056 acres as of Monday.
In Oregon, 16 fires have burned 316,198 acres as of Monday.
In Washington, 4 fires had burned 53,446 acres as of Monday.

A man died running the Disneyland half marathon in extreme heat.
Ohio is experiencing its worst drought in decades with no relief in the foreseeable forecast.
- 95% of Ohio is experiencing some level of drought.
- As of Monday, 22 Ohio counties were designated as natural disaster areas.
- The current drought in Ohio could increase local produce prices, including at pumpkin patches and apple orchards this fall.