Climate Impact Report – 2/27

Key Facts Of The Day 2/27

Storms And Flooding

• From Wednesday to Thursday, the northern tier of the U.S. will experience travel problems caused by the second storm in a series.
  • Foggy patches associated with the storm and mild, moist air can extend from near the Interstate 80 and 90 corridor in the Midwest and Northeast to the Gulf Coast states.
  • Rain will fall on most major metro areas, including Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

Wildfires

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has completed its Phase 1 removal of household hazardous materials from properties destroyed or heavily damaged by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
  • The EPA said it removed over 300 million tons of hazardous materials.
  • However, EPA crews were unable to remove hazardous materials from several thousand properties that were deemed too dangerous to clear, and the matter was deferred to Phase 2 of the debris-removal program.

Extreme Heat

• A new study found that exposure to extreme heat makes older people age faster.
  • The study authors estimated that a person living in an area that reached 90 degrees or above for 140 days or more in a year could age up to 14 months faster than someone in an area with fewer than 10 extreme heat days a year.

• Texas wildflower forecast is unpredictable due to drought and weather changes.