Climate Impact Report – 9/5

September 5, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 9/4

On Thursday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory warning that the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, including the Louisiana and Texas coasts, is expected to receive heavy rainfall and thunderstorms over 48 hours.
On Thursday, a flood watch was in effect in southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with three to five inches of rain possible through Saturday.
As of Thursday, the Atlantic had no named storm formations since Hurricane Ernesto on August 12th. The last time that the Atlantic had no named storm formations between August 13 to September 3 was in 1968.

As of Thursday, 63 large active wildfires have burned 1,899,332 acres across ID, OR, MT, WY, CA, AZ, WA, NV, and SD. This year to date, 34,781 wildfires have burned 6,518,033 acres across the country.
In Arizona, 5 fires have burned 9,987 acres as of Thursday.
In California, 6 fires have burned 465,705 acres as of Thursday.
- As of Thursday, the Park Fire has burned 429,603 acres and was 99% contained.
- As of Wednesday, the Bear Fire has burned 3,279 acres and was 0% contained.
In Idaho, 22 fires have burned 309,897 acres as of Thursday.
In Montana, 11 fires have burned 23,168 acres as of Thursday.
In Nevada, 3 fires have burned 8,735 acres as of Thursday.
In Oregon, 22 fires have burned 495,539 acres as of Thursday.
In South Dakota, 1 fire has burned 157 acres as of Thursday.
In Washington, 4 fires have burned 54,247 acres as of Thursday.
In Wyoming, 7 fires have burned 469,565 acres as of Thursday.

On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a warning for an increased wildfire risk in northwest and west central Oregon and southwest Washington.
- On Friday, these areas were expected to reach dangerously hot conditions, with temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- On Thursday, several Oregon school districts announced early dismissals due to high-temperature alerts.
On Thursday, excessive heat warnings were issued across Southern California, and they were expected to remain in effect through Saturday.
- Triple-digit temperatures were expected on Thursday and Friday, with highs reaching up to 112 degrees Fahrenheit.
On Wednesday, a growing wildfire in Northern California forced hundreds of people to evacuate, and a heat wave threatened to worsen fire conditions.
On Wednesday, Google unveiled a new heat resilience tool for cities.