“We’re actually at the warmest part for the historical record for Illinois,” said State Climatologist Jim Angel, speaking to a crowd of about 60 at the Champaign Public Library on Tuesday. “This is a different climate for what our parents, grandparents or great grandparents would’ve experienced in I
Without “ambitious action” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, long-term effects of climate change will likely cost the U.S. government and American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars per year, a federal report released earlier this month has found.
When he is sworn in, Trump will be the only world leader to deny the existence of climate change, and, with a Republican-controlled Congress, he will have the ability to undo many of the steps the United States has taken to reduce its carbon emissions.
In President Barack Obama’s last full week before officially being a lame duck, his administration released the White House’s Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, a guide to areas where the federal government has opportunities to address climate change.
Agriculture giant Cargill Inc. is among four major Minnesota businesses that contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to politicians who say climate change is a hoax or exaggerated, a new report from Minnesota Public Radio has found.
Wheat, corn, rice and sorghum are among a number of crops that face uncertain futures because of increasing temperatures, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Arizona.
From extended drought and frequent flooding to foreign political tensions exacerbated by lack of food and water, the United States has started to treat climate change as a national security issue, after President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum on Wednesday.
The negative effects of climate change on Illinois soybean farmers will likely be greater and come sooner than originally thought, new research at the University of Illinois has found.
For the first time, significant global climate change action appears likely, after the United States and China officially joined the Paris climate agreement last weekend.
July was the hottest month in recorded history. And continued increases in temperature and a shift in rain patterns could mean a 15 percent yield loss in the next five to 25 years and up to a 73 average yield loss by the end of the next century if farming patterns don’t change significantly, Univers
