Jul 20, 2023 · Researchers have discovered that a phenomenon called “underground climate change” is causing the land beneath downtown Chicago to slowly sink. The buildings aren’t in …

The result was the Chicago Climate Change Action plan and a suite of supporting research reports that continue to shape how Chicago works to reduce carbon pollution and prepare for …

Jan 21, 2025 · Trent Ford, the Illinois State Climatologist, says there will be changes to Chicago winters. "Climate change is making extreme cold less frequent and less intense, but not …

Jul 14, 2021 · A rapid analysis of the Pacific Northwest heat wave found that it would have been virtually impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change.

Chicago has the humid continental climate typical of the Midwest, moderated by its location just west of Lake Michigan. Its weather conditions range from snowy, icy, and windy winters to hot, …

19 hours ago · More than three years after Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a major climate change plan to usher in solar and wind energy and phase out polluting, planet-warming coal …

Chapter 2 analyzes the past and projected future climate in the Chicago area. This chapter also describes the observational data, models, and methods used in assessing the projections of …

May 5, 2023 · Climate change is bringing flooding, heat islands and extreme weather to Chicago. An Argonne-led project from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Urban Integrated Field …

May 23, 2024 · The city’s first priority under the Chicago Climate Action Plan: Adaptation Strategy Report is to adapt to extreme heat events. Chicago’s approach assessed vulnerability to …

Natural ecosystems in the Midwest are being altered by the combined effects of climate change, land-use change, and an influx of invasive species. [1] Forests are threatened by more …