Climate Change

Climate change and the environmental damage caused by large-scale agriculture have researchers across the country searching for ways to increase productivity without causing more damage. 

Farmers and ranchers were devastated by a long that ended in 2012. Tribes are working the state and other partners to plan for how to deal with the next drought.

Unprecedented flooding last year devastated many towns across the Midwest that are still struggling to come back. As Nebraska’s climate continues to...

As Doyle Lentz drives out over his farm, just 20 miles south of the Canadian border, he expects to see snow and ice for miles. This is January, after...

Near-record precipitation last year has set the stage for renewed flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries, according to a forecast released…

How Kansas City should be preparing for climate change.Average temperatures in Kansas and Missouri are up a degree or two from a century ago. That may not…

Segment 1: "Kansas City wants to end homelessness," said Josh Henges.The Veterans Community Project gained national attention in 2018 by using tiny homes…

Segment 1: Morgan Orozco is a sixteen-year old who's playing an active part in local government. Sick of waiting for adults to do something about climate…

With the impacts of climate change becoming more visible, scientists and teachers across the nation are working out how to teach about the topic in the…

Segment 1: Teachers highlight current events and human impact to help students learn about climate change.Teachers are seeing less resistance to teaching…

The conversation around climate change often feels dire and urgent. But experts say there’s still time to make a difference.“I think it's really easy to…

More than 2 million people live in the Kansas City metro, on either side of the state line. They live in urban, suburban and rural communities, and in…