Climate Impact Report – 1/11
January 11, 2024
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DisastersThe U.S. experienced 28 disasters last year, each costing at least one billion dollars, the highest number on record.
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StatesA major storm will strike 13 states of the Midwest with travel-stopping blizzard conditions and temperatures forecast to crash into the teens, single digits, and even below zero degrees Fahrenheit.
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AnimalsMore than 100 wild animals, including frogs, shrews, and snakes, were killed in a wildfire in Texas last summer after becoming trapped behind the concrete border wall.
Key Facts Of The Day 1/11
Storms and Flooding
- Multiple winter storms have brought cold and snow for millions and rain and wind for others, all within a matter of days.
- Thousands of people are still without power in the eastern U.S., rivers are rising and forcing evacuations, and at least four people are dead from severe thunderstorms and wind as the first storm ended Wednesday.
- On Wednesday morning, a skier was killed, and another person was injured in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort in California.
- A major storm will strike 13 states of the Midwest with travel-stopping blizzard conditions and temperatures forecast to crash into the teens, single digits, and even below zero degrees Fahrenheit.
- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued a weather watch for Jan. 15-17, cautioning that frigid temperatures could drive up electricity demand and impact generation.
Wildfires
- More than 100 wild animals, including frogs, shrews, and snakes, were killed in a wildfire in Texas last summer after becoming trapped behind the concrete border wall.
Extreme Heat
- December 2023 ranked as the country’s warmest December, with an average temperature of 39.97 degrees Fahrenheit, 7.29 degrees above normal.
- Panama’s drought, worsened by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has decreased transit slots at the canal, forcing fuel tankers and grain shippers to take longer routes to avoid congestion.