Climate Impact Report – 3/25

March 25, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 3/25

A powerful storm is pummeling parts of the Plains with blizzard conditions as it drops a blanket of snow from Colorado to Minnesota through Tuesday.
On Monday, blizzard warnings extend from northern Colorado and Kansas into parts of Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
As of Sunday, Minnesota saw nearly 400 crashes and more than 300 spinouts due to slick conditions.
On Sunday, at least one person was rescued from the Los Angeles River as a fast-moving storm rolled through Southern California, delivering pounding hail, rain, and thunder to the region.
- On Saturday, Oxnard and Lancaster both set daily rainfall records with 0.59 inches and 0.53 inches, respectively.

Last Wednesday, more than 100 fires popped up in Virginia, many of them in the central part of the state, forcing the closure of sections of Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail.
On Saturday, Governor Youngkin initiated a Regional Emergency Response Effort supporting firefighting efforts in Page County and surrounding communities.

A March 2024 study found that increasing global average temperatures, more intense and frequent heat waves and other factors are already driving up food prices and other goods worldwide.
- During the summer months, extratropical regions, such as the U.S. and Europe, are vulnerable to more sudden inflation increases from extreme heat events.
Rising temperatures from climate change are depleting oxygen in coastal waters and threatening marine life.