Indiana Coast Comes Alive in Poster Series, with NOAA’s Help
The Takeaway: Full-color ecosystem portraits draw thousands of teachers, students, and outdoor explorers to a coastal stewardship message.
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Indiana
769,446
Population of State Living in Coastal Areas
$12.9 Billion
Coastal Employment
Annual Wages
24
Climate and Weather Disasters
(Affecting Indiana 2010 to 2018)*
Coastal Demographics
Of the total population of approximately 6.6 million in Indiana, 769,446 people live in coastal portions of the state.
Coastal Economy
Coastal Indiana employs 287,000 people annually, earning a total of almost $12.9 billion. This equates to almost $33.6 billion in gross domestic product.
Natural Hazards
Three billion-dollar weather disaster affected Indiana in 2018—and a total of 24 affected the state between 2010 and 2018. Tornadoes made up the majority of these events, with outbreaks in the hundreds causing major damage to Indiana and surrounding states.*
Sources:
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates (NOAA Data)
*Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (NOAA Website)
(All economic and demographic facts represent the latest data available [2015] and are regularly updated as new data become available)
Making a Difference
in Indiana
Restoration Efforts for Great Lakes Shoreline
The Takeaway: This shoreline report, co-authored by a Digital Coast scientist, makes plain the critical importance of NOAA’s nature-based restoration projects in the Great Lakes region.
Learn MoreShipwreck Project Preserves Indiana’s Maritime History
The Takeaway: Researchers conducted a survey of shipwrecks in the coastal waters of Lake Michigan to update records and understand how to continue conserving these underwater museums.
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