Report: Climate Change to Bring Heat, Precipitation to Indiana
As residents in Indiana continue to clean up from areas of extreme flooding, a new report focusing on how climate change is expected to affect the state shows Hoosiers should expect to see a significant increase in temperatures and precipitation.
The Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment (IN CCIA), led by the Purdue University Climate Change Research Center, included a team of more than 100 experts and researchers including from the University of Notre Dame. The report addresses nine areas of impact to the state as a result of climate change, including climate, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, water resources, forest and urban ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, tourism and recreation, and health.
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March 1, 2018