Climate Impact Report – 8/30

August 30, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 8/30

As of Thursday night, severe storms caused flash flooding and road closures in Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, severe storms and tornadoes caused widespread damage across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking two areas of possible development in the Atlantic, one of which could form into a tropical depression or storm as it heads toward the Caribbean next week.

As of Friday, 46 large active wildfires have burned 1,801,167 acres across AL, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY. This year to date, 33,484 wildfires have burned 6,304,475 acres across the country.
In California, 5 fires have burned 531,676 acres as of Friday.
- As of Friday, the Park Fire has burned 429,603 acres and was 94% contained.
In Nevada, 1 fire has burned 7,000 acres as of Friday.
In Oregon, 12 fires have burned 338,825 acres as of Friday.
In Washington, 6 fires have burned 55,482 acres as of Friday.
While wildfire risk intensifies, California insurance officials have approved Allstate’s request to raise insurance rates for homeowners by an average of about 34%.

Summer 2024 was the most humid in 85 years of record-keeping in the U.S. and likely the most humid summer on Earth.
Several schools in Ohio have reported closings and early dismissals on Friday as the extreme heat continues.
This past Wednesday, students at 63 Philadelphia public schools were dismissed three hours early for a second day due to extreme heat.