Climate Impact Report – 9/4

September 4, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 9/4

On Wednesday, widespread storms are expected to hit central Florida.
On Tuesday, a man was trapped in a car during a flash flood in San Antonio, Texas.
On Monday, central Texas was hit by flash floods submerging streets and surrounding homes in the towns of San Angelo and Coleman.

As of Wednesday, 63 large active wildfires have burned 1,927,516 acres across AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, and WY. This year to date, 34,373 wildfires have burned 6,492,031 acres across the country.
In Arizona, 4 fires have burned 8,263 acres as of Wednesday.
In California, 6 fires have burned 460,361 acres as of Wednesday.
- As of Wednesday, the Park Fire has burned 429,603 acres and was 98% contained.
- As of Wednesday, the Bear Fire has burned 2,000 acres and was 0% contained.
In Nevada, 2 fires have burned 7,708 acres as of Wednesday.
In Oregon, 20 fires have burned 466,068 acres as of Wednesday.
In Washington, 4 fires have burned 54,485 acres as of Wednesday.
A new study found that wildfire smoke in California has been linked with a 76% increase in the rate of asthma exacerbations for children.

On Tuesday, Phoenix, Arizona, hit 100 degrees for the 100th day in a row.
Phoenix’s average temperature of the meteorological summer (June-August) was 98.9 degrees— beating the record of 97 degrees from last year.
A dangerous heat wave is developing across California and the Desert Southwest as a large area of heat-trapping high pressure builds and expands into this weekend.
- Many locations are expected to soar past 100 degrees, and in some places, it is as much as 15 to 20 degrees above what’s typical for this time of year.
Four of the six hottest summers on record were in the past six years.