Climate Impact Report – 9/13

September 13, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 9/13

As of Friday morning, Francine was located 90 miles northwest of Memphis, with wind speeds of 25 mph, having lost much of its power.
By Thursday night, Francine was a post-tropical cyclone, and flood watches and wind advisories were in effect for parts of the Mississippi Delta, the Tennessee Valley, and the Southeastern U.S.
As of Friday morning, there are still 125,000 customers in the dark across Louisiana.

As of Friday, 68 large active wildfires have burned 2,482,877 acres across AL, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NJ, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY. This year, to date, 36,697 wildfires have burned 7,230,589 acres across the country.
In Alabama, 2 fires have burned 990 acres as of Friday.
In Arizona, 7 fires have burned 30,571 acres as of Friday.
In California, 9 fires have burned 590,693 acres as of Friday.
- As of Friday, the Line Fire has burned 37,589 acres and is 21% contained.
- Firefighting crews in Southern California are gaining control over three wildfires that have destroyed dozens of buildings, burned more than 100,000 acres and kept countless residents out of their homes for days.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 14,056 acres as of Friday.
- As of Friday, the Davis Fire in Nevada has burned 5,824 acres and was 56% contained.
In Oregon, 24 fires have burned 403,057 acres as of Friday.
In Washington, 6 fires have burned 55,878 acres as of Friday.
In Wyoming, 4 fires have burned 262,882 acres as of Friday.
A wet winter followed by a record-hot, dry summer led to the fast-growing wildfires in the Southwest that have forced thousands to evacuate in recent days.

Staff shortages in Texas prisons are leaving inmates without proper access to cold showers, respite, and water during extreme summer heat.
For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are lowering water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that transport goods downstream and forcing governments and business owners to seek alternative solutions.
Since 2022, much of the Midwest has experienced some level of drought, with the driest conditions concentrated in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.