Climate Change Projected To Devastate Midwest Agriculture

Climate change will transform the Midwest and farmers and residents in urban areas need to plan for the changes or face increased difficulty, a new report says.

The report, “Risky Business, The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the U.S.,” notes that the average Chicago resident is expected to experience more days over 95° F each year by century’s end than the average Texan does today, with a 5 percent chance extremely hot days will be more than double the average in Texas.

Report lead author Kate Gordan along with Matthew Lewis, Jamesine Rogers, and Fiona Kinniburgh note that by the...