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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Although the Arctic is best known for frozen tundra, it also has a number of freshwater lakes that are covered in…
READ MOREBy Abby Leeds How important is climate change to you personally? This question is guaranteed to produce a wide range of opinions across America. The…
READ MOREETH researchers find climate change is increasing the risk of late-spring frost in areas where plants are not adapted to this kind of temperature swing,…
READ MOREEcologists urge greater discussion on consequences of range-shifting species AMHERST, Mass. – For many years, the conservation community has embraced the idea that improving connectivity,…
READ MOREWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wind, which generates less greenhouse gas emission than burning fossil fuels, is making up an increasing share of the energy production…
READ MOREWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — During heat waves, people tend to crank up their home’s air conditioning not only because it got hotter outside, but also…
READ MOREWEST LAFAYETTE — In advance of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Melissa Widhalm, the operations manager for the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, has…
READ MOREWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Rising global temperatures are expected to thaw Arctic permafrost, reinvigorating the microorganisms that live in the region’s carbon-rich soils. When that…
READ MOREWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — By 2030, global warming alone could push Chicago to generate 12% more electricity per person each month of the summer. If…
READ MOREA message from the Purdue Climate Change Research Center Director, Jeff Dukes, about the 2019 PCCRC Annual Report. As we enter the 2020s – hopefully…
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