Climate Change

State Climatologist Trent Ford said Illinois' climate has become wetter over the last 150 years due to human-caused climate change.

IDNR plans to develop a pollinator-friendly solar installation.

Recent research shows the Appalachian region could see a future wave of climate-related migration. Early findings point to the need for robust infrastructure investments to support a potentially growing population.

A team of faculty and students are ready to take their OHD process out of the lab.

The team is involved in a competition to promote its carbon sequestration technology.

Anchor Fred Martino talks with Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler. Analysis from Hannah Meisel of Capitol News Illinois and Jeremy Gorner of the Chicago Tribune.

The team needs funding now to take their technology from the lab into the field.

The pallid sturgeons outlasted dinosaurs, but human changes to the Missouri River nearly wiped out the prehistoric fish. Some experts think the fish’s struggle could signal larger problems on the Big Muddy, especially as climate change accelerates.

Flash droughts come on quickly and can wilt crops and waterways faster than long-term droughts. New research finds the dangerous dry spells will become more common in the future.

Kansas wheat farmers will reap the smallest harvest in more than 60 years. Persistent drought withered much of the crop.