Preparing for Permanent Climate Change, Chicago Invests in Warm-Weather-Ready Infrastructure
Chicago, no stranger to excruciatingly harsh winters, is a city that knows how to roll with the climatological punches. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the Second City is spending its temperate summer preparing for the weather it expects down the road--60 years down the road. Chicago, home to regular lake-effect snow and subzero wind chills, is prepping for a sultry, more humid future more akin to that of the Deep South, the New York Times reports. Based on current trends, the city is taking extraordinary measures to prepare itself for the warming future that climate change predicts. That includes new kinds of concrete, different species of trees, and a new emphasis on drainage. Why? To quote the Times, things are heating up in Chicago, albeit slowly: Related ArticlesExtreme Engineering: A Floating City IBM's City Simulation Trains Planners to Tackle Future Problems for Growing Urban CentersSouth Korea Will Build...