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October 2015
Photo Caption: Spring Chinook salmon (Photo: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service).

 Salmon 
Study Links Salmon Survival to Different Climatic Factor

It’s long been believed the behavior of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation was the best predictor of salmon survival. Now a new paper is suggesting it’s the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation fisheries and biologists should be watching. 
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 Featured Project 
Putting the Sensitivity Approach into Practice for WW2100
 
A new research method could help scientists and even resource managers jump computational hurdles. It’s been put to the test in the Willamette Water 2100 project.
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 Wildfires 
Large Wildfires Expected Under Climate Change 

Climate change is projected to increase the likelihood of very large forest fires. A new study breaks down what that means.
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 El Niño 
El Niño Predictions, What Went Wrong?

Researchers predicted a strong El Niño in 2014. It failed to manifest. This year, El Niño is back and stronger than ever. What happened? 
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 Wetlands 
Northwest Wetlands and Climate Change 

Important to both human and natural systems, mountain wetlands are both understudied and uniquely vulnerable to climate changes. Now, a new research approach is offering solutions. 
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 California Drought 
Putting California's Drought into Context 

The climate science world’s ongoing quest to put California’s drought into long-term context continues this month with two more noteworthy papers.
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The Climate CIRCulator is a monthly newsletter covering climate science and the Northwest, written by scientists and communicators at the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC), the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI), and the Oregon Climate Service (OCS). CIRC is a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate adaptation effort the Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessments program. A state-funded organization, OCCRI is tasked with informing Oregon residents and lawmakers about the impacts of climate change. OCS is Oregon’s state climate office. CIRC, OCCRI, and OCS are headquartered at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Climate CIRCulator, September, 2015, Issue 8.
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