How is climate change impacting Bloomington today?

When we think about climate change, we often imagine an abstract phenomenon with consequences far into the future, even decades away. In reality, climate change is already adversely impacting our environment and lives today, including directly within the City of Bloomington.

At a high-level, climate change is gradually warming our atmosphere through a process called global warming. The Earth’s ecosystems are used to existing at a certain temperature equilibrium, so any long-term disruption to this equilibrium is bound to have significant, negative downstream effects on our ecosystems and the industries, sectors, and human activities that rely upon their stability and healthy functioning.

Click each of the dropdowns below to learn more about how different areas have been affected by climate change in the City of Bloomington. You can also check out the Resources section of this page to learn more about the effects of climate change. The photo slideshow at the top of this page also includes an exploration, along with informative captions, into some of the effects of climate change that Bloomington residents are experiencing today.