Climatologists John Abatzoglou, David Rupp, and Larry O’Neill break down the forces that enabled Oregon’s historic fires in September 2020 John Abatzoglou, David Rupp, and Larry O’Neill Over half an inch of rain fell over Salem, Oregon, and much of western Oregon, on September 18. In most years this ordinary rainfall event would not have…
Category: Northwest Climate Currents
Oregon is in Drought—Here’s How We Got There
Guest blogger Oregon State Climatologist Larry O’Neill describes Oregon’s drought.
Snowpack Comeback
How the Pacific Northwest’s snowpack rebounded this winter
This Summer—A Welcome Reprieve
This summer the Northwest got a break from the hot and smoky conditions of recent summers past. Learn more in this installment of Northwest Climate Currents.
Northwest Climate Currents
Winter was benign for much of the Northwest. Then things changed…
Drought Returns to the Pacific Northwest
We analyze current drought conditions using the US Water Watcher.
