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
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
Seventeen of the 18 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
"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
Stories of Change
Climate + Birds
A warming climate is altering the migration patterns of Midwestern birds. Wildlife ecologist and life-long bird watcher Barny Dunning shares his thoughts on the changes he’s seen over the last 20 years in Indiana.
Story by Katherine Unger Baillie, University of Pennsylvania In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to keep up. From the mid-Oligocene, roughly 30 million years ago, to the mid-to-late Miocene, about 5 million years ago, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere fell by a roughly a third. This same […]
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December 13 @ 7 PM, Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro, Washington DC
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Better understanding hurricanes and tropical cyclones will help us make better decisions about the risks of these hazards to people, buildings, and infrastructure. New research led by professor Dan Chavas (Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences) suggests that our current system for categorizing hurricanes is problematic—both in terms of our physical understanding of hurricanes, and when […]
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2017 Annual Report
In this issue, we are pleased to introduce our readers to work that spans the globe, covering an impressively diverse set of topics. Whether from the departments of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences or Civil Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources or Political Science, PCCRC faculty, students, and staff collaborate and share their knowledge to help build a better future for people everywhere.
"The climate is changing, and it's important that we respond...the Purdue Climate Change Research Center is helping Indiana prepare for the future."
– Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Chief Scientist & Executive Director of Discovery Park
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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.
