July 18, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Weather extremes have been a theme across much of North America, with everything from power transmission lines to refineries now under threat, data show. Industrial Info's Disaster Impact Tracker continues to track weather events across the region, from wildfires on the west coast to flooding along the Atlantic.

Thousands of wildfires are raging across California, the largest of which is the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County. It erupted July 5, has consumed nearly 40,000 acres of land, and was considered 42% under control as of Wednesday, California officials said.

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