Climate Impact Report – 3/14

March 14, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 3/14

As many as 5 million people were under winter alerts early Thursday as heavy snow fell over parts of Colorado, northern Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
As a major winter storm hit Colorado, more than 800 flights at Denver International Airport were canceled by Thursday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation urged drivers to stay home and keep off the roads as a storm was predicted to dump multiple feet of snow on the Denver metro region.
At least 23 inches of snow fell in Aspen Springs, Colorado.
On Wednesday night, massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri.

Almost all of Wisconsin has above-normal potential for wildfires through March and April.
With winter not delivering heavy snowfall or temperatures needed to sustain snowpack throughout the state, Wisconsin has seen far more fires than usual by this time of year. In 2024, 220 fires burned 467.14 acres in Wisconsin.

In 2023, at least 645 people died from heat-related causes in Maricopa County, Arizona, shattering its record for heat-related deaths.
- The deaths represented a 52% increase over the previous year.
After the hottest February on record and the hottest year in human history, the legislature in Florida passed a bill preventing local governments from making their own rules to protect workers from extreme heat.
A March 2024 study found that drought triggers and sustains overnight fires in North America.