Climate Impact Report – 11/8

Quick Facts

2/3 Faster

The U.S. — exclusive of Alaska — is warming about two-thirds faster than the planet as a whole.

$4,000 Fine

California’s water officials plan to impose a $4,000 fine on Siskiyou County ranchers for violating orders to cut back their water use during a weeklong standoff last summer.

Storm Watch

Rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding from Subtropical Storm Nicole could begin along Florida’s east coast early Wednesday, with deteriorating conditions in the afternoon and especially at night.

Key Facts Of The Day 11/8

Hurricane

  • As of Tuesday morning, Subtropical Storm Nicole was located 385 miles east-northeast of the northwest Bahamas, with maximum winds estimated at 50 MPH, and the storm was moving west-northwest at 8 MPH.
    • Rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding could begin along Florida’s east coast early Wednesday, with deteriorating conditions in the afternoon and especially at night.
      • Nicole is likely to make landfall somewhere between Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
    • Tropical storm warnings are up from Hallandale Beach, which is just north of Miami, to the southern coast of Georgia.
    • A hurricane watch spans from Hallandale Beach to the Volusia-Brevard County line along Florida’s Space Coast.
    • A storm surge warning, for a rise in water above normally dry land, blankets the east coast of Florida and portions of coastal Georgia.
    • Nicole, or Nicole’s remnants, will sweep up the East Coast from Friday into the weekend, dropping heavy rain from the Carolinas to Canada.
    • For many locations, an entire month’s worth of rain could fall in as little as 24 hours.
  • Winter storm continues to hit California bringing heavy bursts of rain and wind causing power outages and road closures.
    • A winter storm warning is in effect for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through 10 a.m. Wednesday, with gusty winds and heavy snowfall in the forecast.

Wildfires

  • As of November 4, there are currently 2 large active wildfires that have burned 127,483 across OR and TN. As of November 4, 60,647 wildfires have burned 7,227,371 acres across the country.
  • In Oregon, 1 fire has burned 127,283 acres as of November 4.
    • The Cedar Creek Fire has burned 127,283 acres and is 75% contained as of November 4.
  • In Tennessee, 1 fire has burned 200 acres as of November 4.

Extreme Heat

  • The U.S. — exclusive of Alaska — is warming about two-thirds faster than the planet as a whole.
    • Significant parts of the country now must grapple with growing threats to safe drinking water, housing security, and infrastructure.
    • A hotter atmosphere creates health hazards, makes farming and fishing more difficult and unpredictable, and imperils key ecosystems.
  • California’s water officials plan to impose a $4,000 fine on Siskiyou County ranchers for violating orders to cut back their water use during a weeklong standoff last summer.
    • A rural water association serving about 80 ranchers and farmers — facing mounting costs from hauling water and purchasing hay to replace dried-out pasture — turned on their pumps for eight days in August to divert water from the Shasta River.
    • State and federal officials said the pumping, which violated an emergency state order, threatened the river’s water quality and its salmon and other rare species.
  • The drought is also hurting wildlife as the Kansas wetlands that normally act as vital pit stops for migrating birds have completely dried up.

New Reports and Data

  • A November 2022 report found that climate change is unleashing “far-reaching and worsening” calamities in every region of the U.S., and the economic and human toll will only increase unless humans move faster to slow the planet’s warming.
  • A November 2022 study found that ​​under the threat of climate change, mountain landscapes all over the world have the risk of becoming more hazardous to communities surrounding them.
  • A November 2022 study found that extreme temperatures take a deadly toll on people in Texas prisons.

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