Under the Weather: How Climate Change is Messing with Monroe County

BY SUSAN BRACKNEY •  PHOTOGRAPHY BY RODNEY MARGISON

Indiana’s seasons aren’t quite what they used to be. Wet springs that lead to floods are often followed by summers with dangerously high temperatures. Winters can be strangely warm and dry, or just as easily bring record-breaking blizzards and below-zero temperatures. It’s all due to climate change—and it’s influencing what we eat, how we feel, and even how long some of us will live.

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