Purdue Climate Change Research Center
Supporting collaborative research
for people and our planet
Purdue Climate Change Research Center
Supporting collaborative research for people and our planet
Our changing climate
Climate change can no longer be considered a problem of the future. It is happening now. Our actions today determine tomorrow’s climate and its consequences.
Heat Waves
Record-breaking temperatures and increasing demand for cooling
Carbon Dioxide
Levels are at their highest in over 800,000 years.
Water-logged
Changing rainfall patterns and heavier downpours
Global Temperature
Eighteen of the 19 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.
Stressed Environments
Increasing demand for diminishing physical and biological resources
Arctic Sea Ice
The Arctic ice cap is smaller, thinner than at any time in modern history.
*Climate statistics courtesy of NASA Global Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet
"We have some of the best people in the world working on adaptation to potential climate change here."
– Mitch Daniels, President, Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A rapidly growing global population in the midst of a changing climate had led to serious sustainability issues and choices surrounding water, food and energy. These stresses and the policy responses will vary by locality, but they will have global repercussions that will ultimately affect the success of those choices. The […]
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Earth system models are able to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and biosphere to estimate the state of the global climate under a variety of conditions and for past, present, and future time periods. These models, however, are not able to provide detailed analysis of climate change at regional and local […]
Read More"When we plan for the future, we need to take changing weather patterns into account – here in Indiana and in communities around the world."
– Jeffrey Dukes, PCCRC Director
2018 PCCRC Annual Report
As the PCCRC enters into its 15th year of existence, and Purdue enters its 150th, our faculty affiliates continue to do groundbreaking research that contributes to understanding and solving the global challenges presented by an increasingly disrupted climate. Some highlights of the work done over the last year by our 90+ faculty affiliates, plus our students and staff, can be found in the pages of the 2018 PCCRC Annual Report.
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Interested in joining the center as an affiliate? Looking for a collaborator? Have questions or suggestions for us? Want to help the center with a gift of support?
The PCCRC is a Discovery Park center at Purdue University.
