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Climate change and related impacts are becoming increasingly relevant to environmental, economic and security issues. This raises convergent points of interest and thematic platforms for those interested in confronting this global challenge from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) was chartered in 2004 to create a world-class multidisciplinary research center focused on interrelated aspects of climate change, its impacts, and mitigation.
Winters in the Great Lakes Region are now warmer than they were in the early years of the 20th Century.More >>
The north pole used to be 23°C (74°F). More >>
According to Sriver and Huber (Nature, 447, 2007), about 15% of peak ocean heat transport may be associated with tropical cyclone induced mixing. More >>
Every area of the world faces high exposure to future climate change in at least one way. More >>
We can measure CO2 concentrations from a light aircraft. More >>
Tropical forests are removing an unexpectedly high proportion of CO2 from the atomsphere. More >>
Students calculate Purdue's carbon footprint More >>
The beauty of the Arctic, its precious and fragile nature, its critical role in maintaining a stable climate for the planet, and the rapid rate of change that is occurring there must all be conveyed to the general public. Here, through digital story telling, we put a human face on science, life, societies, and the natural world in the Arctic.
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Study gives clearer picture of how land-use changes affect U.S. climate
Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and buffer zones in and around urban areas, could be a tool in addressing climate change.
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Otto Doering named interim director of Purdue Climate Change Research Center
Otto Doering, professor of agricultural economics, has been named the interim director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center. His appointment became effective October 2009.
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Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries, study finds
Urban workers could suffer most from climate change as the cost of food drives them into poverty, according to a new study that quantifies the effects of climate on the world's poor populations.
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