The Trump administration took the unprecedented step of halting work on the next National Climate Assessment earlier last week, dismissing all 400 volunteer scientists who were tasked with writing the ...

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper ...

Illinois lawmakers plan to introduce a climate change superfund bill in the state legislature this session, the latest in a growing number of states seeking to make fossil fuel companies pay up for ...

Rural Illinois was blessed with nutrient-rich soil that has made it a fertile cradle for crops. Soybeans and corn are its economic heartbeat, covering over 21 million of the state’s 26.3 million ...

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CHICAGO (CNI) — The Trump administration took the unprecedented step of halting work on the next National Climate Assessment last week, dismissing all 400 volunteer scientists who were tasked with ...

For 40 days this summer, Illinois atmospheric scientist Victor Gensini and about 100 other specialists and students traveled the Great Plains chasing and investigating severe convective storms, the ...