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Researchers from governmental agencies and universities around Indiana are collaborating to study the potential impact of climate change on the state. The resulting studies make up the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment, led by the Purdue Climate Change Research Center. Dr. Tomas Hook is one of those researchers. He’s a professor of Aquatic Sciences at Purdue, and the director of …

Climate researchers are predicting Indiana will have warmer and wetter, winters and springs in the coming decades. What does that mean for the state’s agriculture sector? WFHB’s Norm Holy has been exploring this question with Purdue Agronomy Professor Laura Bowling. She is the lead author of a study on the future of agriculture from Purdue’s Climate Change Research Center. In …

Climate researchers are predicting warmer and wetter winters and springs for Indiana in the coming decades. What does that mean for the state’s agriculture sector? WFHB’s Norm Holy explores this question with Dr Laura Bowling, professor of Agronomy at Purdue University. Dr Bowling is the lead author of a study on the future of agriculture produced by Purdue’s Climate Change …

In today’s Eco Feature, WFHB’s environmental correspondent Norm Holy talks with Dr. Gabriel Filippelli of Indiana University’s Department of Earth Sciences. Dr. Filippelli is the lead author on a study examining the impact of climate change on human health. Dr Filippelli says climate change has already impacted our health over the past thirty years. For example, warmer winters and wetter …

In today’s Eco Report feature, correspondent Norm Holy speaks with Indiana University professor and acclaimed scientist Ellen Ketterson, who is part of a team of faculty working to develop plans for responding to climate change in Indiana. Last month, IU announced it would invest 55 million dollars in the project as part of the university’s Grand Challenges program. This is …