Dear friend,

With summer upon us and drought conditions continuing to develop across the Pacific Northwest, I am especially appreciative of the work of our team in the Washington State Climate Office, who provide credible, accessible updates on climate topics ranging from snowpack to predictions for El Nino conditions. And, personally, I love having climatologists a few doors away from my office to pepper with my many questions on historical context and weird weather!

Although the UW Seattle campus is quieter in the summer months, our collaborations continue forward at full pace — ranging from the NW CASC Deep Dive workshops on emerging climate risks in the PNW to supporting our partners at state agencies with the implementation of Washington’s Climate Resilience Strategy. We’re also hiring for a new position: an early career social scientist to help us meet the growing demand for our work! Learn more here.

We hope to see many of you this summer at various project-related workshops, institutes, and field visits; at PNW Climate Week events; and at our upcoming webinar on wildfire.

Onward!

Susan Dickerson-Lange
Director, Climate Impacts Group