Chicago lures Aspen Ideas climate change conference away from Miami
The annual Aspen Ideas: Climate conference on potential solutions to climate change had been held in Miami the past three years
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The annual Aspen Ideas: Climate conference on potential solutions to climate change had been held in Miami the past three years
The Aspen Ideas: Climate conference will move to Chicago this year, after the first three years of the annual climate change conference were held in Miami, organizers and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
This year's dry winter and weather pattern swings over the past decade are impacting Illinois forests and home gardens
"What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic," said atmospheric scientist Scott Collis.
Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted by the fires across the Los Angeles area.
Insurance experts and watchdogs said the industry was among the first to take notice of climate change — and the rate increase could just be the start.
Allstate customers in Illinois could see their homeowners policies go up more than 14% in a few months. Tara Molina reports.
Insurance experts and watchdogs said the industry was among the first to take notice of climate change — and the rate increase could just be the start. Tara Molina reports.
While everyone feels the cold, an expert said that feeling is doing more to our bodies — with concerns to be aware of beyond hypothermia.
But while everyone feels the cold, Kristen Malecki, who leads the Climate Change and Health Center at the University of Illinois Chicago, said that feeling is doing more to our bodies — with concerns to be aware of beyond hypothermia.
The figures are in and 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded for Chicago, for the U.S., and across the globe. The eight warmest years for the U.S. have all occurred since 2012.
It turns out more of the electricity that powers the trains is generated by fossil fuels that warm the climate than by renewable sources like wind or solar power.
Protecting the planet was "central to his whole outlook on life," said Stuart Eizenstat, who was Carter's White House domestic policy adviser.
The expedition's goal is to help preserve one of the most untouched, biodiverse areas left on Earth.
Last year, the city used less salt than at any point in the last 10 years.
Records show that the city’s salt usage has dropped over the years. As Tara Molina reports, last year, the city used less salt than at any point in the last 10 years.
Landslides have grown more common in the mountainous country due to climate change.
Australian police arrested three climate change activists Saturday. They said the protesters tried to disrupt ships at the country's largest coal port.
"It's not only a global issue, it's of course a local issue too," said Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford.
We are living through what is likely the hottest year ever recorded, according to climate scientists, who say it could not have been possible without human-produced greenhouse gases. Tara Molina reports.
We are living through what is likely the hottest year ever recorded, according to climate scientists, who say it could not have been possible without human-produced greenhouse gases.
Spanish authorities said Wednesday that at least 72 people have died after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.
Experts say high fire risk days that warrant red flag warnings have grown in number over the years on account of climate change. Tara Molina reports.
A red flag warning means "critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly," and experts say climate change means such warnings have to be issued more often. Tara Molina reports.
Experts said pathogens—the bacteria that can make us sick—are changing with the weather. Tara Molina reports.
