Northwest Climate Currents

Winter was benign for much of the Northwest. Then things changed…

Fire Refugia & Our Changing Climate

Unburned areas within a fire perimeter can serve as islands of refuge, sheltering plants and animals.

Philip Mote Gets New Job

Oregon State University Professor Philip Mote, the long-time Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute ( OCCRI) and co-lead of the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium  (CIRC), has taken a new position at OSU. In February of this year, Phil began his new appointment as Vice Provost and Dean of Oregon State University’s…

Toolbox Workbook

CIRC releases step-by-step guide to the Northwest Climate Toolbox.

Fourth Oregon Climate Assessment Report

OCCRI releases climate assessment report for Oregon.