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.
NOAA Climate Summary: 2017 Was The Third Warmest Year On Record
2017 was the third warmest year on record (since 1880) and the warmest year on record without an El Nino event according to NOAA’s newly released annual climate summary. The Japan Meteorological Agency also concluded that 2017 was the third warmest year on record. NASA, however, ranked 2017 as the second warmest year on record, […]
Washington State Climatologist Reports for Dec, 2017 and Jan, 2018
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist has released their December, 2017 and January, 2018 reports which include climate summaries, drought and streamflow updates, and temperature and precipitation outlooks.
Washington State Climatologist Reports for Oct-Nov
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist has released their October, 2017 and November, 2017 reports which include climate summaries, drought and streamflow updates, and temperature and precipitation outlooks.
Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment , Volume I
The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I report has been released and is available at: https://science2017.globalchange.gov/ This report is a comprehensive assessment of the current science of climate change in the United States and globally. The full report is quite long but the executive summary provides a good overview of the major points.
September 2017 Washington State Climatologist Report
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist has just released their September, 2017 report which includes the August, 2017 climate summary, drought and streamflow update, and temperature and precipitation outlook as well as some information about the brief meteorological impact the solar eclipse had on our region. Quick synopsis: Average August temperatures were warmer than normal throughout […]
August 2017 Washington State Climatologist Report
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist has just released their August, 2017 report which includes the July, 2017 climate summary, drought and streamflow update, and temperature and precipitation outlook. Quick synopsis: For the month of July, mean temperatures were warmer than normal throughout most of the state with the exception of some coastal areas which were […]
July 2017 Washington State Climatologist Report
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist has just released their July, 2017 report which includes the June, 2017 climate summary, drought and streamflow update, and temperature and precipitation outlook. Quick synopsis: June temperatures were generally within normal ranges but there were a few periods of warmer than normal weather during the beginning of the month. The […]