Higher temperatures. Longer droughts. More flash floods. A report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed that humans using fossil fuels caused the oceans and land to warm, making life in places like Iowa harder.
"What has changed is that we didn't use to have major — and I mean four to five-inch — rains," said Jill Euken, who farms near Atlantic, Iowa. "When I was a kid, we'd have two-inch rains but not four inches or five inches."
Climate Change on River To River: Experts Break Down New Report On Climate Change And Impact On Iowa
On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with Iowans dealing with challenges and implementing solutions. He speaks with a farmer about her effort to sequester carbon and two watershed coordinators about their efforts to build more resilient ecosystems in the state.
Guests:
- Jill Euken, retired deputy director of the Iowa Bioeconomy Institute
- David Stein, watershed coordinator for Prairie Rivers of Iowa
- John Rathbun, Clear Creek watershed coordinator for Iowa Watershed Approach
