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Category: El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Recent El Niño Consumed West Coast Beaches
Study finds unprecedented levels of winter shoreline retreat along the US West Coast as a consequence of the 2015/2016 El Niño.
Coastal Hazards and Longer Term Climate Patterns in the Pacific
Quantifying the impacts of climate change on coastal areas has focused largely on the impacts of sea level rise. A recent study suggests other processes, including El Niño, might be equally important.
What to Expect From This Year’s El Niño
This winter’s El Niño is poised to be one of the strongest yet recorded. Here’s what that might mean for the Northwest.
El Niño Predictions, What Went Wrong?
Researchers predicted a strong El Niño in 2014. It failed to manifest. This year, El Niño is back and stronger than ever. What happened?
Shoring Up for Climate Change
Homeowners Prepare for Climate Change Along the Oregon Coast
Causes and Consequences of the Pacific Warm “Blob”
This past year was a time of odd happenings. In the eastern Pacific Ocean, several tropical fish species were spotted well outside their normal swimming haunts. On land, drought persisted in the western United States along with record warmth west of the Cascades. At the same time, record low temperatures and high snowfall appeared along…
Featured Researcher Nick Bond, Washington State Climatologist
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond sees himself as a generalist, not a specialist. But that’s the way he likes it. As state climatologist, Bond is responsible for assessing climate impacts on his state. This has not only given him the opportunity to learn a little bit about a lot of different things, but in the…
Modulating Climate Change in North America
As the planet warms, some patterns of natural climate variability – notably El Niño – may also change. A team of climate scientists in China and California wanted to disentangle the role of El Niño from all the other factors in climate change. So they posed the following question: “How much of the pattern of…
