2019 Iowa Climate Statement Released – Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

Members of the EHSRC, along with partners from around the state, have released the 2019 Iowa Climate Change Statement, focusing on extreme heat and heatwaves.

View the statement document here

View all of the Iowa Climate Change Statements from previous years here

Dr. Thorne and Dr. Schnoor at a press conference about Iowa Climate Change Statement — Dr. Peter Thorne (left) and Dr. Jerald Schnoor discuss the Iowa Climate Statement 2019 at a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. (Photo by James Q. Lynch/Gazette Des Moines Bureau)

Press Coverage of the Statement

Iowa Public Radio- Severe Heat Waves Will Likely Threaten Iowa Residents, Workers, Farmers

Cedar Rapids Gazette- Iowa scientists, educators warn time running out to combat climate change

Radio Iowa- https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/09/18/iowa-climate-statement-dangerous-heat-events-will-be-more-frequent-and-severe/

KCRG TV- https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Iowa-scientists-warn-about-extreme-heat-more-severe-weather-in-coming-decades-560741611.html

Des Moines Register, written by EHSRC Member Dr. Jerry Schnoor –

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/09/16/we-must-act-quickly-minimize-damage-climate-emergency/2346043001/

Quad City Times- https://qctimes.com/muscatine/news/local/iowa-scientists-educators-warn-time-running-out-to-combat-climate/article_22905bd6-5f5b-5b5e-b63e-773eb6c02c9a.html