As reported by Axios Columbus last year, average annual temperatures in Ohio have increased by almost three degrees since the first Earth Day in April 1970. As Earth Day 2023 approaches on April 22, this week’s CMC forum looks at the impact of climate change in Ohio.

The panelists are: 

Ja’net Graham, Senior Manager for Energy Advocacy, IMPACT Community Action  

Luke Messinger, Executive Director, The Dawes Arboretum  

Alana Shockey, Assistant Director of Sustainability, City of Columbus 

And Dr. Aaron Wilson, State Climatologist of Ohio, Assistant Professor, Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist, The Ohio State University 

The host is Marshall McPeek, Chief Meteorologist, ABC 6   

This forum was supported by the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. The forum livestream was supported by The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation and The Columbus Dispatch.

It was recorded before a live audience on April 14, 2023.