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Oct 30, 2015

Increasing temperatures threaten snowpack in the Cascades

Guillaume Mauger, a research scientist with the Climate Impacts Group, thinks of this year as a dress rehearsal for the future. It wasn’t a lack of precipitation that caused the barren slopes; it was the warmth. And that’s exactly what climate models predict over the next century in the Pacific Northwest: pretty stable levels of precipitation and gradually warming temperatures.

What megablazes tell us about the fiery future of climate change

This is the present, and the future, of climate change. Our overheated world is amplifying drought and making megafire commonplace. This is happening even in the soggy Pacific Northwest, which has been hard-hit by what’s been dubbed a “wet drought.”

Low snow and warm temperatures eat away at Northwest glaciers

Glaciers across the North Cascades could lose 5 to 10 percent of their volume this year, accelerating decades of steady decline.

Climate change will likely lead to the loss or drying of montane wetlands

Read more on Se-Yeun Lee’s work discussing how climate change could dry out habitats of Pacific Northwest amphibians.

Climate change may not significantly increase interbreeding among species

Read about Meade Krosby’s work on whether climate change could lead to more hybrid animals like grolar bears.

Three ways the West can adapt to drought

Read Climate Central’s article about drought adaptation in the West.

The White House’s Champions of Change has a blog

Read Amy Snover’s blog post for this national recognition.

CIG researcher Meade Krosby awarded a Wilburforce Fellowship in conservation science

Read about Meade Krosby’s Wilburforce fellowship.

CIG’s director recognized as White House Champion of Change

Read about Amy Snover’s award from the White House.

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Feb 4, 2015

Northwest prepares for more frequent mega fires projected in the future

Collaborated research by CIG affiliate, Dave Peterson, indicates how the PNW can plan for future forest fires.

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