Climate Impact Report – 7/24

July 24, 2025

Key Facts Of The Day 7/24

As of Thursday, the death toll from the devastating Central Texas floods had reached 137 after the body of a missing woman was recovered in Kerr County. As of Tuesday, two people remained missing.
A tropical disturbance was expected to cause heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on Thursday in the northern Gulf Coast.
As of Thursday, the National Weather Service had issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States so far this year, and the U.S. is expected to exceed its yearly average of about 4,000 flash flood warnings.
- Researchers suggest that excess water vapor, weaker jet streams, and climate change-induced warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures have all contributed to the increased frequency and severity of flooding this year.
A recent study highlighted rivers across the United States that are most prone to flash flooding incidents.
- High-risk areas included the Chattahoochee River Headwaters in Georgia, where 29% of properties were at risk of flooding, and the Nogales Wash River in Arizona, where 26% of properties were at risk.

While the 2025 Hurricane Season has had a slow start, meteorologists predict that this season is still expected to have 13 to 19 named storms, including six to 10 hurricanes.

As of Thursday, 63 large active wildfires have burned 1,007,512 acres across AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, NV, NM, OR, UT, and WA. This year to date, 39,169 wildfires have burned 2,985,155 acres across the country.
- In Alaska, 33 fires have burned 612,131 acres as of Thursday.
- In Arizona, 4 fires have burned 79,002 acres as of Thursday.
  - As of Thursday, the White Sage Fire had burned 58,980 acres and was 75% contained.
- In California, 3 fires have burned 38,525 acres as of Thursday.
- In Colorado, 4 fires have burned 22,067 acres as of Thursday.
- In Florida, 1 fire has burned 4,000 acres as of Thursday.
- In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 36,982 acres as of Thursday.
- In New Mexico, 3 fires have burned 44,122 acres as of Thursday.
- In Oregon, 5 fires have burned 101,577 acres as of Thursday.
  - As of Thursday, the Cram Fire had burned 95,736 acres and was 77% contained.
- In Utah, 3 fires have burned 43,376 acres as of Thursday.
- In Washington, 5 fires have burned 25,730 acres as of Thursday.
Wildfires in northern Arizona have closed and disrupted popular hiking trails this summer, including the 800-mile Arizona Trail and the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim hiking trail.

On Thursday, 130 million people from the Central Plains to the Northeast were under extreme heat warnings and heat advisories.
- An expansive heat dome is forecast to bring heat indices as high as 100 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit across the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes. Some local areas are expected to reach feels-like temperatures as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In the lower Mississippi Valley, heat indices are forecast to reach 105 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit with some localized areas reaching 115 degrees.
- The extreme heat is expected to challenge record high temperatures in parts of the Northeast on Thursday and Friday.