Climate Impact Report – 9/11

September 11, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 9/11

As of Wednesday morning, Francine was a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, with sustained wind speeds of 90 mph.
As Hurricane Francine moves towards the Gulf Coast, watches and warnings are in effect across southern Louisiana and Alabama.
Forecasters expect the storm to bring significant storm surge and hurricane-force winds to the Louisiana coast before making landfall in the afternoon or evening.
Hurricane Francine could bring up to eight more inches of rainfall, with a few locations measuring up to a foot, which could cause flash flooding concerns in the region.
On Tuesday night, President Biden approved an emergency declaration in Louisiana ahead of Francine’s arrival, allowing federal resources to assist the state’s response to the storm.

As of Tuesday, 71 large active wildfires have burned 2,247,356 acres across AL, AZ, CA, ID, MO, MT, NV, OK, OR, WA, and WY. This year, to date, 36,040 wildfires have burned 6,918,822 acres across the country.
In Arizona, 4 fires have burned 8,812 acres as of Tuesday.
In California, 9 fires have burned 504,953 acres as of Tuesday.
- As of Tuesday, the Line Fire has burned 26,426 acres and is 5% contained.
  - California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in San Bernardino County, announcing that the state had secured federal assistance to suppress the fire that exploded over the weekend.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 13,325 acres as of Tuesday.
- As of Tuesday, the Davis Fire in Nevada has burned 5,000 acres and was 0% contained.
In Oregon, 24 fires have burned 616,322 acres as of Tuesday.
- As of Tuesday, the Little Lava Fire has burned 1,000 acres and was 0% contained.
  - Late Monday, the Sheriff’s Office expanded the evacuation areas due to significant growth in the fire.
- As of Tuesday, the Shoe Fly Fire has burned 26,463 acres and was 32% contained.
  - The Shoe Fly Fire was first reported on Sept. 2., and the evacuation orders for residents in the area remained in place.
Powerful wildfires raging across parts of the western United States — including California, Nevada, and Oregon — have forced thousands of residents to evacuate, temporarily closed schools, and caused power outages.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), summer 2024 was the hottest summer on record for Arizona, California, Florida, Maine, and New Hampshire.
According to NOAA, summer 2024 was the nation’s fourth-hottest summer on record.
Increasing temperatures due to climate change have led more and more schools to push back start dates to avoid extreme summer heat for students.
- Schools across the country, including in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Billings, Montana; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have delayed the beginning of school past August and into September.
- A Philadelphia school district said pushing the date back this year to after Labor Day will minimize the number of heat-related school closures.