The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, established by the legislature in 2007, focuses on climate change and its effects on natural and human systems.
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ALT Image of a nighttime wildfire engulfing a mountain, with intense orange and red flames lighting up the sky, as bystanders watch from a nearby field.
ALT The SWE percentage of median, in this figure and in the text, represents the current SWE at selected SNOTEL stations in or near the basin compared to the median value for those stations on the same date from 1991-2020. This map is valid as of May 13, 2025.
ALT The image shows the cover of the Pacific Northwest Water Year 2024 Impacts Assessment, with trees and mountain.
ALT The SWE percentage of median, in this figure and in the text, represents the current SWE at selected SNOTEL stations in or near the basin compared to the median value for those stations on the same date from 1991-2020. This map is valid as of February 2, 2025.
ALT Image shows a winter landscape and the CoCoRaHS logo.
ALT A boat dock sits outside of the water on cracked soil due to low water in the Thompson Reservoir in Southern Oregon during a past drought.
ALT Screenshot of the June 12 Dry Times newsletter. Main headline reads "Compared to What? Assessing Drought in a Changing Climate." A recent NIDIS literature review identified challenges in how we identify drought by comparing dry periods to past conditions amid a changing climate. Below it is a landscape image of a drought impacted reservoir with low water levels and browning vegetation.
ALT This map shows the water year to date (October 1, 2023–June 11, 2024) precipitation percentiles based on the period of record for each station, for the western United States.
