Aaron B. Wilson, an Atmospheric Scientist at The Ohio State University, is committed to raising awareness and making connections between our changing climate and water-related impacts throughout Ohio and the Midwest. Wilson holds a unique positionRead More…
On-Farm profitability is strongly influenced by climate, natural resources and land management choices. Climate variability and natural resource availability are basically uncontrollable; however, on-farm land management can be adapted to its best use and improve theRead More…
This summer has been very active for the Network’s climate team – the North Central Climate Collaborative, or NC3. The team has been busy hosting climate education programs for extension professionals, producers, state and federal agencyRead More…
Because of ongoing wetness, very delayed spring planting/field work and other issues, the USDA Midwest Climate Hub and partners will be hosting a special webinar Thursday, June 6 at 1 PM CDT. We will address currentRead More…
The five Great Lakes are currently near or at record levels due to an abundance of precipitation over quite some time but highlighted by extreme rainfall and snow melt over the last few months. Impacts fromRead More…
This webinar will provide an overview of online tools that will allow you to look more closely at both precipitation and temperature at various scales from city to county to state to region to the entireRead More…
I recently visited the Mariposa Grove on the southern edge of Yosemite National Park. This sacred place holds great significance for all who revere nature. In 1853, failed gold prospector Galen Clark walked into the highRead More…
Registration is now open for the One Water Action Forum taking place in Indianapolis, December 11th-13th. The forum is a partnership between the North Central Region Water Network, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Iowa Soybean Association, andRead More…
Our climate is changing and changes in climate have been a defining factor in agriculture and water quality within the North Central Region. Extreme weather events have the capacity to drastically impact our waterways, and climateRead More…
Climate change detection and attribution is the process of assessing whether certain observed changes in the climate, including certain extreme events, are unlikely to be due to natural variability alone and whether the changes or eventsRead More…