Updating Indiana's climate projections to support decision-making
The impacts of climate change in Indiana are already being felt, from more frequent extreme weather and flooding events to changing rainfall patterns and shifting growing seasons. As climate science continues to advance, Indiana decision-makers and residents can benefit from applying the latest knowledge to prepare for challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
To help Hoosiers, ERI is leading a new collaborative effort to apply the best available climate research toward questions relevant to Indiana residents' lives and livelihoods.
Leveraging the latest data and models, this project is bringing together experts from multiple Indiana-based institutions to:
- Produce downscaled climate models that project Indiana impacts
- Identify key areas (social, environmental, and economic) of vulnerability
- Work directly with partners to ensure findings support state and local decision-making
This initiative builds on the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment (INCCIA), a data-informed, multi-report series led by Purdue University and first published in 2018. INCCIA reports have been widely used by researchers, policymakers, and communities across the state and have contributed to a number of other studies and tools.
