Climate change is the biggest, most significant challenge of the 21st century. That is why the newspapers of the East Oregonian Publishing Co. began this occasional series in March.
Since the inception of our series, the public consciousness of climate change has grown. Developments in the Arctic have contributed to that. So did Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth.” And so did the recent eye-catching agreement between California and Great Britain.
The first installment of our series focused on the ocean and our water supply. This installment will also highlight things that grow; including forests, animals and crops.
This series is an extraordinary commitment for a newspaper group of our size. From our varied geographical vantage points, our reporters and editors will describe what scientists, naturalists and ordinary citizens are observing and predicting.
– Steve Forrester, Editor and Publisher
The Daily Astorian
A few of the many online articles:
Forests encounter new pest problems in the age of global warming
For 75 years, the mountain pine beetle has been a pest of concern for the Canadian Forest Service because of its ability to decimate lodgepole pine. Nothing, however, could have prepared Forest Service officials for what they now see.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Growers around the Northwest point to evidence of more pests
Five years ago, University of California Davis entomologist Frank Zalom saw whitefly in strawberries in the Oxnard-Ventura area of Southern California for the first time.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Northwest naturalist and author Pyle warns of trouble ahead
Robert Michael Pyle is an internationally known writer and biologist who has lived in Grays River, Wash., for 28 years.
Friday, September 08, 2006
A SPECIAL REPORT: Sea birds, insects and other critters suffer amid changing climate
The popular media have tried to portray just how global warming will affect humans. From science fiction movies to television documentaries, we’ve seen computer-generated images of ocean shores devouring coastlines in California and New York as glacial melting causes oceans to rise. And with more than six billion people on the planet, we may be one of the more populous mammal species.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Patten sets example for residents to become ‘better stewards’
Kim Patten has defied conventional wisdom by basing his science career around a place – Willapa Bay – and the diverse people and other species who make their home there.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
