This report draws on two state climate assessments: the 2009 Washington State Climate Change Impacts Assessment and the 2010 Oregon Climate Assessment Report, and a wealth of additional literature and research. It is one of a series of technical inputs to the Third National Climate Assessment report.

The report was developed under the leadership of scientists from the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium and the Climate Impacts Group. The author team also included participants associated with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center, US Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior Alaska Climate Science Center, Idaho Department of Water Resources, Cascadia Consulting Group, National Wildlife Federation, EcoAdapt, Oregon State University, University of Idaho, University of Washington, Washington State University, University of Oregon, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Tulalip Natural Resources, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Suquamish Tribe.

We recognize the support from all the organizations represented by the author teams. The editors and authors wish to thank the 27 reviewers for their time and effort providing thoughtful comments and suggestions that ultimately improved this report. The editors also wish to thank Kim Carson (Oregon Climate Change Research Institute) for her logistical and administrative assistance and Rachel Calmer (Oregon Climate Change Research Institute) for her editorial assistance. We also acknowledge the expert skill of Robert Norheim (geospatial analyst and cartographer with the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington) who produced all of the maps in this report.

Joint UW/OSU press release about the report
Q13 FOX: Grim report on climate change in the Northwest
OPB's Earthfix: What climate change means for Northwest’s rivers, coasts and forests