Climate Impact Report – 5/29

May 29, 2025

Key Facts Of The Day 5/29

After being hit by a dust storm, corn and soybean growers in Illinois have damaged or destroyed crops and will need to reapply fertilizer and herbicide products.
On Thursday, severe storms have the possibility of hail and strong winds across North Texas.
Several regions of the U.S. are at risk for showers and a chance of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes through the end of May.
After an investigation, the National Weather Service has confirmed that a fourth tornado hit Pennsylvania last week.

Winds blowing north to south will likely push Canadian wildfire smoke into Midwestern states on Thursday and Friday.
- On Thursday, Northern Minnesota is at the highest risk for poor air quality.

The National Weather Service warned that parts of the Western U.S. could see record-breaking temperatures in the coming days.
- There are heat advisories in place from Southern California to Yosemite and stretching west into Las Vegas.
- The extreme heat is expected to be focused over inland California, Nevada, Utah and portions of Oregon and Idaho, with the worst of the heat centered over California on Friday before shifting east to Nevada and Utah on Saturday and Sunday.
A new study found that cancer rates rose for women in some countries where extreme heat is rising.