BK 58: (May 9, 2023) Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond


 Hi Everyone...

Our May 9th meeting we will discuss the book Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond by 40 plus contributors (Nov 15, 2022). 

With 244 reading pages it will be approximately 7 pages a day. (There are 5 Tues in May and we changed our Apr date, so I may this meeting the 2nd Tues).

Check out the Bio, links and videos below:

"Climate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural production in the coming years, Hoosiers still have a substantial say in determining their future environment.
Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond confirms that Indiana can rise to meet this threat. The culmination of Indiana University's Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge, this collection showcases how scientists, policymakers, communicators, and others are working hard to protect Indiana's economy and way of life by becoming more resilient. Researchers are creating new environmental resilience frameworks, building on years of existing research on how ecosystems can adapt, how social systems process threats in order to change, and how individuals themselves fit into the larger picture. In addition to presenting research results, Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond provides clear examples of how Hoosiers can make a difference by reducing risks, lessening the harmful impacts of climate change, and preparing for the unavoidable.

What emerges in these pages is a hopeful, optimistic picture of how resilience is generalizable across systems―from forests to farms to cities―and how Hoosiers are mobilizing this resilience in the face of climate change.


What emerges in these pages is a hopeful, optimistic picture of how resilience is generalizable across systems―from forests to farms to cities―and how Hoosiers are mobilizing this resilience in the face of climate change."

Here are some links:

Jun 7, 2024 Maps Show how 'Tornado Alley' has shifted in the US

Here are some videos:

ERIT an interactive resource for Midwestern states:


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This is what we discussed at the meeting...

* General views of the book

* Local Govt. vs State

* Deforestation

* Changes in weather in IN & ERI

* Methods of gathering data

* Rain, Floods & Groundwater 

* Agriculture Issues

* Droughts & Temperatures

* Indigenous People

* Insects & Trees

* Planting Trees in towns

* Biodiversity of plants and animals

* Birds Migrating Issues, MOTUS Towers & BirdCast

* Book not discussing Mental Health for Resilience

* Buildings, Roads, Roofs

* Wording/Discussing Climate Change

* Coal Power Plants

* Advertising in the past

* Hoosier Viewpoints - Survey

* Survey Question Wording

* Stories in the book

* Clouds

* Young people & Education (EfEC & YEPT)

* ARC-X


* 13 Lessons

* Health & Equtability

* Water Pollution

* Household Energy Security

* IER

** If there is anything I have missed please let me know. 

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