Climate Impact Report – 4/17
April 17, 2025
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fire AlertsAs of Wednesday, millions in the Southwest are on alert for fire weather through the end of the week due to extreme or critical risks posed by warmer temperatures, high winds, and low relative humidity.
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DonationsA new study found that warming temperatures and extreme weather can slow blood donations, disrupt blood transport, and risk the safety of transfusions.
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FoodA new study found that rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases.
Key Facts Of The Day 4/17
Storms And Flooding
- On Thursday, a zone of severe thunderstorms will be centered on Iowa, with the greatest threat likely to be from large hail.
- On Friday and Saturday, the severe weather threat will stretch for 1,000 miles or more each day from central Texas to parts of Ohio and even as far north as Michigan and as far east as West Virginia.
- Over two weeks after a major late-season ice storm caused massive tree damage in northern Michigan and southern Ontario, nearly 10,000 are still without power.
Wildfires
- As of Wednesday, millions in the Southwest are on alert for fire weather through the end of the week due to extreme or critical risks posed by warmer temperatures, high winds, and low relative humidity.
- In New Mexico, portions of the state are under an extreme threat due to wind gusts that could reach 60 mph on Thursday.
- People living in the most high-fire-risk areas of Berkley, California, will be required to remove plants and other flammable materials close to their homes as part of strict new wildfire safety rules the city moved to adopt this week.
Extreme Heat
- A new study found that warming temperatures and extreme weather can slow blood donations, disrupt blood transport, and risk the safety of transfusions.
- A new study found that rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases.