Oregon is becoming warmer and more prone to drought and will see less snow due to climate change, but people and businesses are also adapting to the challenges of a warming planet, the latest Oregon Climate Assessment indicates.
Oregon is becoming warmer and more prone to drought and will see less snow due to climate change, but people and businesses are also adapting to the challenges of a warming planet, the latest Oregon Climate Assessment indicates.
The assessment, released today by the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University, shows that Oregon’s annual average temperature increased by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit over the last century and is likely to become as much as 5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer by 2074.
Oregon’s precipitation was below average for 18 of the last 24 water years. A water year is the period that hydrologists use to measure precipitation totals. And the state is likely to see significant changes in precipitation type in the future, with snowfall projected to decrease by as much as 50% by 2100, and more precipitation falling as rain.
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