Climate Impact Report – 1/31
January 31, 2024
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AverageA new report found that people living in Cancer Alley had rates of low birthweight as high as 27%, more than double the state average (11.3%) and more than triple the U.S. average (8.5%).
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AverageA new report found that people living in Cancer Alley had preterm births that were as high as 25.3%, nearly double the state average (13%) and nearly two-and-a-half times the U.S. average (10.5%).
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KilledIn Texas, more than 300 people died from excessive heat in 2023.
Key Facts Of The Day 1/31
Storms and Flooding
- More than 20 million people across California were under flood alerts Wednesday morning as the soaking storms raise the flood threat across much of the state into next week.
- Forecasters are warning of back-to-back atmospheric rivers that could lead to flooding, mudslides, and road closures between today and Tuesday.
- Anchorage, Alaska, reached 100 inches of snow and is on track to break its all-time record of 134.5 inches.
- There is so much snow that roofs on commercial buildings collapsed in Anchorage.
- In January, many states across the country faced downpours, blizzards, and flash floods, a trend becoming increasingly more likely because of climate change.
Wildfires
- People in a rural neighborhood in Benton County, Oregon, have a new evacuation route they can use in case they need to flee a fast-moving fire.
Extreme Heat
- In Texas, more than 300 people died from excessive heat in 2023.
- Better-than-average January precipitation was not enough to fully alleviate drought in Michigan.
- More than half of the state remains abnormally dry, an issue for overwintering crops and spring planting.