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The New York Times reported recently on the involved and detailed work that the city of Chicago is doing to prepare for global warming in the coming decades.

In terms of tree planting, the state’s official tree, the white oak, won’t be part of the plan because the climate in Illinois is changing too rapidly.

Please read more about the challenge Chicago is taking on at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/science/earth/23adaptation.html?hp