Climate Change Hitting West Coast Fishing Fleets, Study Shows Vessels Further North Will Experience More Dramatic Changes
February 23rd, 2024
A new NOAA Fisheries study examined how climate change might affect commercial fishing fleets on the U.S. West Coast, assessing the risk to different bottom trawl groundfish fishing fleets in California, Oregon, and Washington.
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NOAA Status Review Says Sacramento Winter-Run Chinook Remain Endangered, Serious Threats From Climate Change, Disease
February 23rd, 2024
Though agencies and partners have pulled together to support the recovery of endangered Sacramento winter-run Chinook salmon in the last few years, NOAA Fisheries says the species is still in trouble, facing threats from climate change and other factors.
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Montana Files Notice Of Intent To Sue USFWS Over Recent Wolverine ESA Listing
February 2nd, 2024
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of its intent to pursue legal action over the recent listing of wolverines as a threatened species.
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Marine Heat Waves Trigger Earlier Reproduction, High Juvenile Mortality In Pacific Cod In Gulf Of Alaska Years After Event
February 2nd, 2024
Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska, a new study from Oregon State University shows.
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Montana Study Quantifies Interconnected Impacts Of Climate Change, Irrigation On Hundreds Of Western Watersheds’ Surface Water Flows
February 2nd, 2024
In a study that could help reshape understanding and management of water resources in the Western United States, David Ketchum, a 2023 graduate of the University of Montana systems ecology Ph.D. program, has unveiled a 35-year analysis quantifying the interconnected impacts of climate change and irrigation on surface water flows.
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Tree Ring History: Study Shows Oregon Cascade Range Forests Burned More Often Than Previously Thought, But Fires Much Smaller
January 5th, 2024
Forests on the west slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been previously thought, according to new research by scientists at Oregon State University.
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NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card: Summer Air Temperatures Warmest Ever Observed, New Chapter Focuses On Salmon
January 5th, 2024
NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card documents new records showing that human-caused warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across the Arctic region, which is heating up faster than any other part of the world.
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Specialized Forecasts Can Predict A Year In Advance Ocean Changes That Shift Fisheries, Cause Conflicts
December 13th, 2023
Two new research studies describe the increasing accuracy of specialized scientific models in forecasting changes in the ocean up to a year in advance.
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The Heat Is On: Scientists Say Supercharged Heat Waves Will Strike Harder, More Often In Pacific Northwest
December 13th, 2023
North America’s 2021 heat wave was Washington’s deadliest weather-related disaster, claiming over 100 lives in the evergreen state and many others in neighboring regions. Scientists not only suggest that such heat waves will grow more intense and strike more often—in new work, they reveal the underlying mechanism behind these strengthened heat waves.