Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2-2025
Keywords
Salish Sea, Emerging issues, Climate change, Historical trends
Abstract
Projections from global climate models show ongoing warming over the 21st century, as well changes in both the total amount and the seasonal distribution of precipitation (Paik et al. 2020). The cumulative effects of these changing systems will lead to ongoing impacts to our social and ecological landscapes. In this paper, we use a combination of historical climate station records, statistically estimated (interpolated) climate surfaces, and global climate model projections to quantify and visualize both observed historical trends and projected future changes to temperature and precipitation across the Salish Sea’s coastal watersheds (Flower 2020) in Washington state and the province of British Columbia. This information is crucial to help local and regional communities prepare for, mitigate, and adapt to changing climate.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Salish Sea Institute
Recommended Citation
Flower, A., Wang, X., Furness, N. and Bradford, E.L. (2025). Climate Change in the Salish Sea Region: Historical and Projected Future Trends in Temperature and Precipitation. Emerging Issues in the Salish Sea, Issue 8, C.R. Elliser (Ed.). Salish Sea Institute, Western Washington University.
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
