The cities of Clarksville and Richmond worked with Indiana University last year to find out what parts of those communities get the hottest and who is most vulnerable to extreme heat. Now they've come up with plans to "beat the heat."

Snow on one day followed by summer-type temperatures the next may be seen as typical Indiana weather. But one organization studies how climate and other seasonal changes affect the state.

Municipalities covering almost half of the state's population will be working on some kind of emissions reduction strategy.

While 80% of survey respondents think climate change is happening, they underestimated their fellow Hoosiers and suspected only a little more than half agreed.