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The Changing Northwest

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Climate Change in the Northwest

Part of the book series: NCA Regional Input Reports ((NCARIR))

Abstract

Human influences on climate, already apparent at the global and continental scales (IPCC 2007), are projected to alter the climate, ecology and economy of the Northwest (NW). Despite large natural variations, changes in regional temperature, snowpack, snowmelt timing, and river flows have already been observed that are consistent with expected human-caused trends (Mote 2006; Pierce et al. 2008; Stewart et al. 2005; Hidalgo et al. 2009; Luce and Holden 2009). With 21st century rates of global and regional warming projected to be at least double those observed in the 20th century (IPCC 2007; Mote and Salathé 2010; see Chapter 2), these changes are expected to continue even as new changes emerge.

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    This evaluation began in December 2011, when scientists and stakeholders from all levels and types of organizations from across the Northwest engaged in a discussion and exercise to rank climate risks according to likelihood of occurrence and magnitude of consequences (Dalton et al. 2012).

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The authors acknowledge the NCA NW chapter author team (Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Jeremy S. Littell, Philip W. Mote, Rick R. Raymondi, and W. Spencer Reeder) for their contributions, and Elisabet Eppes (University of Washington) for research assistance.

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Snover, A.K., Glick, P., Capalbo, S.M. (2013). Introduction. In: Dalton, M.M., Mote, P.W., Snover, A.K. (eds) Climate Change in the Northwest. NCA Regional Input Reports. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-512-0_1

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