Climate Impact Report – 5/7

Key Facts Of The Day 5/7

Storms and Flooding

• On Tuesday, a tornado was confirmed in Bangor, Pennsylvania, following an afternoon of unsettled, severe weather.
• On Tuesday, the body of a 10-year-old girl was found after she was swept away by floodwaters in Texas.
• The same slow-moving storm responsible for flooding downpours and high-elevation snow in the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday will move eastward along the Gulf Coast states into next week, bringing dangerous conditions, and travel problems.

Wildfires

• A new study found that the western U.S. experiences an average of 31 fire weather days each year and the eastern U.S. experiences an average of eight days annually.
  • In the western U.S., on average, Nevada and New Mexico experience the most annual fire weather days, 76 and 74, respectively.
  • In the eastern U.S., on average, Rhode Island, Florida, and Connecticut experience the most annual fire weather days, 24, 21, and 21, respectively.

Extreme Heat

• A new study found that the world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, driving droughts and heatwaves in the poorest parts of the world.
• North Carolina’s counties of Beaufort, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Columbus, Martin, and Washington are experiencing severe drought.
• Despite recent rain, Texas farmers still fear the ongoing drought could devastate their livestock and harvests this year.