Climate Impact Report – 2/9
February 9, 2024
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TornadoThe National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado was spotted on Thursday just south of Madison between Evansville and Edgerton, marking the first time a tornado touched down in Wisconsin during February.
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Fires +
HealthThe University of Hawaii and community health groups found that Maui wildfire survivors face increasing rates of depression and lung problems.
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Cotton
WoesAlthough one of Arizona’s most lucrative crops, cotton acreage has plummeted in the state in recent years due to ongoing drought conditions.
Key Facts Of The Day 2/9
Storms and Flooding
- The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado was spotted on Thursday just south of Madison between Evansville and Edgerton, marking the first time a tornado touched down in Wisconsin during February.
- Over the weekend, the South will face a multiday risk of heavy rain and flooding that will extend into next week.
- A storm is likely to bring snow from parts of the Midwest to the Northeast early next week.
- As human-caused climate change heats up the planet, California faces even more intense extreme weather events, with increasingly frequent and severe droughts and stronger and wetter storms.
Wildfires
- The University of Hawaii and community health groups found that Maui wildfire survivors face increasing rates of depression and lung problems.
Extreme Heat
- Although one of Arizona’s most lucrative crops, cotton acreage has plummeted in the state in recent years due to ongoing drought conditions.
- Minneapolis is on pace for the least snowy winter on record, causing volunteers to work harder to maintain the machine-made course for the World Cup in cross-country skiing.
- Climate change is accelerating the decadeslong demise of the Aral Sea.