Climate Impact Report – 3/27

March 27, 2025

Key Facts Of The Day 3/27

At least 100 million people are at risk for severe weather from Saturday to Monday.
Up to half a year’s worth of rain will drench parts of South Texas.
- A level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rain is in place Wednesday in South Texas – including Corpus Christi – and the same risk level is in place Thursday from Corpus Christi to just south of Houston along the state’s Gulf coast.
- Double-digit rainfall totals are likely, and some of the hardest-hit areas could record more than a foot.

As of Thursday, 104 fires had burned 8,635 acres in North Carolina.
- As of Thursday, the Black Cove Fire had burned 3,046 acres and was 0% contained.
- As of Thursday, the Deep Woods Fire had burned 2,923 acres and was 0% contained.
- As of Thursday, the Fish Hook Fire had burned 199 acres and was 72% contained.
As of Thursday, 30 wildfires had burned 9,246 acres in South Carolina.

On Tuesday, Phoenix, Arizona, hit 99 degrees, setting a new daily record.
On Wednesday, a federal judge found that the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning.
The extreme heat in large parts of the world during 2024 contributed significantly to a jump in global energy demand.