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Blog Posts (17)

In his own words: Oluwaseun Ojo

2023 ISPP Scholar Oluwaseun Ojo at his desk at the Illinois Department of Ag

What’s the difference between snow, sleet, and freezing rain?

icy road during winter

Rivers in the air: Atmospheric rivers can lead to lots of West Coast rain

What’s the difference between a weather forecast and a climate scenario?

World map with green trees and continents represented as lakes

How do volcanic eruptions affect climate?

gray volcano erupting plume of smoke and ash

Quiz Answers: How well do you know weather part 2!

weather map with Q&A icon on top of it

What really is La Nina?

La Nina weather model from NOAA

Trees can help reverse effects of climate change

green wavy leaves with acorns

Fall and winter forecast looks mild, but keep mittens close

Climate Change Adaptations for the Urban Forest

Urban trees provide a variety of benefits which are going to be increasingly important as climate change impacts Illinois in coming years.

How does corn affect Midwest weather?

Corn Field

What to expect when jet streams overlap

storm from two jet streams overlaping

Winters in the late 70s were ones to tell your kids

Thundersnow possible when conditions are just right

snowy path

Are average temperatures 'normal'?

weather chart

Do we need to fear the polar vortex?

snow-covered polar vortex rural scene with trees

Stop signs for home landscaping

sphynx moth

News Releases (5)

Sweet corn sweltering in summer heat spells uncertainty for corn lovers

New climate change specialist strengthens Illinois’ commitment to environmental stewardship

Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative to outline proposals at April 9 meeting

Green infrastructure can promote social justice, fight climate change

New toolkit makes finding weather, climate lesson plans easy

Staff (2)

Duane Friend

Duane Friend

State Master Naturalist and Climate Change Specialist

Sarah Zack

Sarah Zack

Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist