Unfamiliar Ground: Bracing for Climate Impacts in the American Midwest

"Think of a Minnesota with almost no ice fishing. A Missouri that is as hot and dry as Texas. River and lake communities where catastrophic flooding happens almost every year, rather than every few generations.

This, scientists warn, is the future of the Midwest if emissions continue at a high rate, threatening the very core of the region's identity.

With extreme heat waves and flooding increasingly making that future feel more real, city leaders have started looking for ways to adapt.

In a joint project organized by InsideClimate News, reporters across the Midwest are exploring how communities are responding to climate change."

Dan Gearino reports for InsideClimate News November 11, 2019.