Washington

The NorWeST webpage hosts stream temperature data and climate scenarios in a variety of user-friendly digital formats for streams and rivers across the western U.S.

A mapping tool that allows the user to model climate, hydrology, agriculture, or fire with a variety of variables. The user can choose the time scale, variable, and calendar time period.

This website contains video presentations focused on adaptation strategies, a forest adaptation guide, a forest management plan template, and case studies.

Regional examples of silvicultural adaptation strategies for climate vulnerabilities: Western hemlock/ Douglas-fir Forests of the Pacific Northwest

Precipitation in the region has seen a decline in both the amount of total snowfall and the proportion of precipitation falling as snow. Declines in snowpack and streamflows have been observed in the Cascades in recent decades.

The changes in the climate will cause changes in temperature, precipitation, hydrology, forests, wildfires, and sea levels

The combined effects of climate change and climate variability in the Pacific Northwest are expected to result in a wide range of impacts for the region’s communities, economy, and natural systems. These include projected changes in water resources, forests, species and ecosystems, oceans and coasts, infrastructure, agriculture, and human health.

The changing climate will decrease water flow in the summers, increase sea levels, and increase wildfires.

Changes in the timing of streamflow reduce water supplies for competing demands. Sea level rise, erosion, inundation, risks to infrastructure, and increasing ocean acidity pose major threats. Increasing wildfire, insect outbreaks, and tree diseases are causing widespread tree die-off.