Articles tagged as: climate change
August 16, 2022
Indiana could be part of an 'extreme heat belt' by 2053
While other parts of the country may have hotter temperatures overall, counties stretching from eastern Texas to southwest Michigan will have at least one day a year where the temperature feels like 125 degrees or more.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2022
Clarksville, Richmond develop plans to protect residents from extreme heat
The cities of Clarksville and Richmond worked with Indiana University last year to find out what parts of those communities get the hottest and who is most vulnerable to extreme heat. Now they've come up with plans to "beat the heat."
Read MoreAugust 1, 2022
Indiana gets federal money to make roads and bridges resilient to extreme heat, flooding
Its part of a more than $7 billion effort nationwide to improve roads, bridges, ports, routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, and other transit.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Therapy aims to tackle climate distress, but there may not be enough in Indiana
A new type of therapy aims to help people turn their fears into action. It's called climate-aware therapy -- and it's so new that there’s only one person we know of who offers it in Indiana.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Is climate change affecting your mental health? Check out this resource list
Indiana Public Broadcasting compiled online resources that have links to climate-aware therapists, peer support groups, books, podcasts, and more.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2022
Summer nights are heating up in Indiana — and that's bad for your health
In most of the Indiana cities it studied, the average summer low temperatures have warmed by at least 1 degree since 1970. Indianapolis had the biggest increase where average summer low temps have gone up by more than 3 degrees.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2022
Study: Leaving rural Hoosiers out of climate conversations fuels skepticism, resentment
When Indiana University researchers interviewed rural Indiana residents, they found rural folks had a lot of mixed feelings about climate change and climate solutions.
Read MoreJune 30, 2022
Indiana, other states win U.S. Supreme Court battle over EPA climate authority
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Indiana and 18 other states in a case to limit how the federal government can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreJune 16, 2022
Report: More flooding, erosion on Lake Michigan could spread pollution
Extreme water levels and stronger storms are not only threatening homes and beaches along Lake Michigan they could also send toxic waste into communities and the lake.
Read MoreJune 16, 2022
Indiana’s recent high heat days part of long-term trend
Indiana cities studied had an average of six more days last summer where temperatures were above normal compared to 1970.
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