Climate Impact Report – 4/24
April 24, 2025
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13,250
Acres BurnedAs of Thursday, the Jones Road Fire in New Jersey has burned 13,250 acres and is 50% contained.
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New York Air
AdvisoryAs of Thursday morning, the New York City region was under an air quality advisory as smoke from New Jersey’s wildfires.
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$28T Emissions
CostA new study found that extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020.
Key Facts Of The Day 4/24
Storms And Flooding
- A multi-day severe weather pattern will bring thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding across the central U.S. this week into next.
Wildfires
- As of Thursday, the Jones Road Fire in New Jersey has burned 13,250 acres and is 50% contained.
- According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the fire is expected to grow as dry conditions, winds, and low humidity aid the blaze’s activity.
- As of Thursday morning, the New York City region was under an air quality advisory as smoke from New Jersey’s wildfires.
- New York City was last affected by wildfire smoke from the 2023 Canadian wildfires.
- As of Wednesday morning, the evacuation orders for 5,000 people were lifted.
Extreme Heat
- While spring is only at its midpoint, cities across the globe have already experienced searing summer temperatures.
- In March, Phoenix, Arizona, and Palm Springs, California, closed in on triple digits; Phoenix usually doesn’t reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit until May.
- A new study found that extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020.
- About a third of the total cost was attributed to five companies, Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and BP.