The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, established by the legislature in 2007, focuses on climate change and its effects on natural and human systems.
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Please help us document impacts of the 2026 water year in WA, OR, and ID. This anonymous survey asks about effects of and responses to abnormally dry or wet conditions. Your responses will inform the Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment. uwashington.qualtrics.com/jf…
"As a result, the administration’s actions halted funding for hundreds of energy projects, including upgrades to electrical grids in states like California and Oregon."
nytimes.com/2026/07/24/busin…
New National Academies consensus study on the extent to which extreme events can be attributed to climate change. nytimes.com/2026/07/16/clima…
Why are so many wildfires burning in Oregon, and what might the future hold? State climatologist
@laoneill25, @OCCRI director, and colleagues help to explain. nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/wh…
On 8 July, @NOAADrought will offer 2 media briefings, Intermountain West & CA-NV and Pacific Northwest & Missouri River Basin, on compound effects of severe drought, heat, and high wildland fire potential on diverse communities and economic sectors. See drought.gov/events/2026-west….
Register for the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System's June Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar. Monday June 22 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. conta.cc/4xl47KU
Our excellent colleagues at Columbia Land Trust (columbialandtrust.org/) seek a new executive director. Apply by 6 July. Details at potrerogroup.com/clt.
This year's snow drought unfortunately will strain many sectors and people across the western United States. drought.gov/drought-status-u…
Great insights by @climatechirper.bsky.social (Deepti Singh) on how social and governance systems interact with atmospheric systems to influence El Niño's effects on people wapo.st/4d43jSC
The Pacific Northwest has some precipitation, but it's not snow.
March 2026 Snow Drought Update
Record Snowpack Deficits Worsen in February; Conditions Expected to Further Deteriorate With Chances for Record Heat Next Week
Get the full update: drought.gov/drought-status-u… @NOAA @DRIScience
ALT Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) snow water equivalent (SWE) values for watersheds in the western U.S. as a percentage of the 1991–2020 median recorded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The map from March 8, 2026 shows below-normal SWE for almost all of the western United States.
PRISM solar irradiance time series data are now available. Great news for many fields of inquiry. prism.oregonstate.edu/notice…...
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New @NOAA ENSO Index Supports Drought Early Warning
The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) has been NOAA's official ENSO index. In Feb 2026, @NWSCPC adopted the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) to better represent ENSO.
+ Is El Niño on the Horizon?
See drought.gov/news/new-noaa-el… @NWS
The National Weather Service will begin providing information about both likelihood and, for the first time, intensity of severe storms. wapo.st/4l3txqR
A recording of February's Pacific Northwest Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar is now available courtesy of our excellent colleagues at @NOAADrought youtube.com/watch?v=G6MdhoBW…
Next Monday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific: Pacific Northwest Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar, featuring Oregon State Climatologist Larry O'Neill and colleagues at NOAA and NRCS. Register at conta.cc/4tvUwPu
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Upcoming NIDIS Western Region Webinars
Feb. 19: Intermountain West Snow Drought and Water Supply Briefing (WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM) drought.gov/events/intermoun…
Feb: 23 Pacific Northwest DEWS February Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar (WA, OR, ID) drought.gov/events/pacific-n…