The impact of Chicago’s urban farms on our climate
How Chicago’s urban agriculture fits in to the larger fight against climate change.
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How hurricanes like Ian affect Illinois’ weather
An atmospheric scientist explains the connection between hurricanes like Ian, and our weather in Illinois.
Listen — 4:02New federal research on climate change in cities will include Chicago
The U.S. Department of Energy will study the effects of climate change on urban centers.
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Listen — 4:16Climate change threatens monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies are in decline. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated them as endangered.
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Listen — 4:11Teen interns use the summer to learn about climate change
They’re part of the Nature Conservancy’s Youth Environmental Thinkers program in Illinois.
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Listen — 4:04Climate change may be warming nights faster than days
A climate science group looked at data and concluded that nights are heating up more than days across the country.
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Listen — 3:48How climate change could be affecting flour – and bakeries
A disaster at a Chicago bakery reveals how unusually dry weather can affect the quality of an essential ingredient.
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Listen — 3:57Climate change threatens toxic sites by Lake Michigan’s shoreline
A new report looked at industrial areas and a nuclear waste site at risk of releasing hazardous materials if storms and flooding hit.
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Listen — 3:59Don’t call it a carp: Illinois dresses up the reviled invasive species and hopes customers will bite
A bony fish long deemed the ‘bottom of the barrel’ will appear in sandwiches and on menus under the new name “Copi.”
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Climate change could trigger toxic disasters along Lake Michigan, new report finds
A report released Wednesday warns that rising lake levels, strong wind gusts and high waves are inching closer to flooding hazardous spots in northern Illinois, including coal, nuclear and Superfund …
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