Oregon State climatologist Larry O'Neill talks El Niño, wildfire, climate change

Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, Zach talks to Oregon State Climatologist Larry O'Neill about the incoming El Niño pattern and what it means for the state, in addition to an overarching discussion about Oregon's climate future. O'Neill touches on the differences between the La Nina pattern Oregon has been under, and the El Niño one that is expected to arrive next winter and could bring extremely warm conditions. He also gets into how increasingly warm Oregon have impacted the state so far and what we're expected to see in the future.