State study says climate change impacts are real

State study says climate change impacts are real: "DES MOINES, Iowa --- Climate change is affecting Iowans' lives and work in the form of longer growing seasons, increased precipitation and temperatures and transition in the state's prominent insurance industry, according to a report released this week.

Researchers from the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa conducted the report, 'Climate Change Impacts on Iowa,' and they hope it brings awareness and informs future discussions.

'We are already living with climate change, and we need to be aware of its ramifications for planning for the future,' Jerry Schnoor, a UI professor of civil and environmental engineering who helped author the report, said."