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Global temperature increases won’t spare the Gorge said Dr. Oriana Chegwidden, a hydrologist and research scientist during an environmental conference at The Discovery Center in The Dalles in late May. “Our data shows that the Pacific Northwest will get warmer, likely a 5-10 degree increase, and wetter,” she said. “By 2080, snow accumulation will be gone.”
The group has been holding vigils in front of the salmon fountain in downtown Hood River on Fridays from 4:30-5:00 for the past seven weeks and is part of a growing climate justice organization called, “Fridays for the Future,” as the long-term sustainability of the planet is becoming more and more uncertain.
A number of Gorge cities have already taken action on climate change, including Hood River, White Salmon, Bingen and Mosier. The Columbia Gorge Climate Action Network will be asking The Dalles to do the same as global efforts are on to curtail the rise in Earth’s temperature. Read more here.
The growing awareness of the worldwide climate emergency was evident on the evening of March 3rd when the City Councils of White Salmon and Mosier passed nearly identical Climate Crisis Resolutions unanimously.
