CLARKSVILLE, IN (September 29, 2023) – The Town of Clarksville is sharing a comment survey with Clarksville residents to better understand how extreme summer heat affects the community. This is the final part of a two-part survey that is a part of the Town’s Beat the Heat initiative, which is running 2021-2023 to develop and...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (April 5, 2022) –The Town of Clarksville’s Beat the Heat initiative has published an online story map that shows the distribution of extreme summer heat across the town. The story map, titled “Mapping Summer Heat in Clarksville, Indiana”, is open to the public and can be viewed by clicking here. By using the...
CLARKSVILLE, IN (February 25, 2022) – The Town of Clarksville will be hosting four public meetings in the coming months to gain community feedback on a heat management strategy for Summer 2022. Its all part of the Town’s “Beat the Heat” initiative, a two-year, grant-funded program from Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute, and the Indiana...
Click Here to Watch the Video CLARKSVILLE, IN (August 23, 2021) – Today is just like any other average Summer day in Clarksville, with temperatures reaching into the upper 90’s, and a heat index of over 110 degrees. An uncomfortable heat that can also be extremely dangerous. “Extreme is one of the deadliest weather hazards...
Through a collaboration with Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Town of Clarksville was awarded a $121,900 grant to develop a strategy for relieving the impacts of extreme summer heat on the community.
