Presentations
CM1 11am
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
11:00am to 11:50am
CM1 3pm
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
4:00pm to 4:50pm
Short & Long-term Climate Concerns for the Agriculture Community in Indiana and Across the Midwest
The observed climate record for Indiana and the Midwest (approximately 1895-present) reveals changes in precipitation and temperature patterns. Rainfall has become heavier and more frequent in time while temperatures (particularly overnight minimum temperatures) have been warming. The primary question facing climate scientists today, is, are these changes in the climate pattern a result of humans burning of fossil fuels and modifying the landscape? Or, are we experiencing an episode of climate variability in Earth’s climate record? Earth’s climate record, discussion of climate variability and climate change, historic climate data, future climate projections, and mitigation/adaptation tools for possible future climate regimes will be presented.
Speaker
Olivia Kellner
Dr. Olivia Kellner is originally from a small farm community on the outskirts of Indianapolis. She graduated from Ball State University in 2008 with a B.S. in Meteorology and Climatology and from Purdue University in 2011 with a M.S. in Meteorology. She received her Ph.D. in Meteorology and Applied Climate Science from Purdue University in 2015 working under Indiana State Climatologist Dr. Dev Niyogi. Dr. Kellner has worked as a meteorologist with NOAA’s National Weather Service, as an Environmental Scientist in the Indianapolis area, as a Climatologist with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, and is currently a Climatologist at the Climate and Atmospheric Science Section at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.