2020 Tied for the Warmest Year on Record
NASA and the European European Copernicus Climate Change Service have ranked 2020 as tied for the hottest year on record (with 2016). NOAA ranks 2020 as the second warmest year on record while the Japanese Meteorological Agency has ranked 2020 as the warmest year on record. Differences between agencies are the result of slightly different […]
2020 – The Second Warmest Year on Record So Far
January through July of 2020 has so far ranked as the second warmest year on record, just 0.04 degrees Celsius cooler than 2016. NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information estimates that the year 2020 has a 99.9% chance of ranking in the top 5 warmest years on record by the end of the year. If […]
PNPTC Stream Temperature Report Available for Download
The Phase 2 report of the ongoing PNPTC stream modeling project is now available for download. In 2016, PNPTC began a multi-part project to quantify the changes to freshwater fish habitat in 15 watersheds throughout the eastern Olympic and Western Kitsap peninsulas. The Phase 2 technical summary report quantifies stream temperature changes under two climate […]
2020 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference
The first biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC) will be held August 31 – September 3, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The conference agenda will include: indigenous knowledge, land, water, relocation, infrastructure, energy systems, food, ecosystems and biodiversity, and health. For more information, registration forms, and conference schedule, please see the official 2020 […]
Warmest January on Record
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information has recently announced that January 2020 was Earth’s warmest January since record keeping began in 1880. This record is especially interesting as it occurred during a time without an El Niño event being present. Additionally, we are also experiencing a deep solar minimum (where sunspots and solar activity are […]
Phase 1 of the PNPTC stream modeling project available for download
Phase 1 of the PNTPC stream modeling project provides an assessment of climate change impacts on streamflow in 15 watersheds within the Hood Canal and Strait of Juan de Fuca area under two climate change scenarios through the end of the 21st century. Information about this modeling project, including a downloadable technical summary report and […]
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just been released which highlights the importance of oceans, snowpack, and glaciers and how these are being affected by a warming climate. The report highlights the need for coordinated and immediate adaptation and action throughout the world. More information and the full report can […]
NOAA Climate Summary: 2018 Was The Fourth Warmest Year On Record
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has just released their 2018 annual climate summary and has concluded that 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record (since 1880). The Japanese Meteorological Agency, NASA, the UK’s Met Office, and Berkeley Earth are also in agreement, making the last five years the five warmest years on […]
Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II
The U.S. Global Change Research Program has just released the second volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which focuses on economic, societal, and environmental impacts of climate change in the United States. This volume draws upon the scientific foundation summarized in the first volume which was released last year. You can read and download […]
New IPCC Special Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a special report detailing some of the potential impacts that a global warming of 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels might have on the planet. This is largely a report for policy makers, but does contain technical scientific information as well. The report is available here.