April 9, 2025

28 thoughts on “The costly effects of climate change on Chicago

  1. First of all the videos you see of runners and bikers and other being caught off guard by the waves in Chicsgo dont feel sorry for them . The city and beaches give out warnings that you cant be on the lakefront but those individuals ignore the warnings.

  2. Historic hottest and coldest days by state. For the most part what I'm seeing is more record low temperatures than highs in recent history.
    The hottest day in Alabama was  112°f in 1925  the coldest, -27°f  in 1966.
    The hottest day in Arizona was     128°f in 1994 the coldest, -40°f  in 1971.
    The hottest day in Arkansas was  120°f in 1936 the coldest, -29°f  in 1904.
    The hottest day in California was  134°f in 1913 the coldest, -45°f  in 1937.
    The hottest day in Colorado was   115°f in 2019 the coldest, -61°f  in 1985.
    The hottest day in Connecticut was 106°f in 1995 the coldest, -37°f  in 1943. 
    The hottest day in Delaware was 110°f in 1930 the coldest, -17°f  in 1893.
    The hottest day in DC was 106°f in 1930 the coldest, -15°f  in 1899.
    The hottest day in Florida was 109°f in 1931 the coldest, -2°f  in 1899.
    The hottest day in Georgia was 112°f in 1921  the coldest, -17°f  in 1940.
    The hottest day in Hawaii was 98°f in 1951 the coldest, 15°f  in 1975.
    The hottest day in Idaho was 118°f in 1934 the coldest, -60°f  in 1943.
    The hottest day in Illinois was 117°f in 1954 the coldest, -38°f  in 2019.
    The hottest day in Indiana was 116°f in 1936 the coldest, -36°f  in 1994.
    The hottest day in Iowa was 118°f in 1934 the coldest, -47°f  in 1996.
    The hottest day in Kansas was 121°f in 1936 the coldest, -30°f in 1905.
    The hottest day in Kentucky was 114°f in 1930 the coldest, -37°f  in 1994.
    The hottest day in Louisiana was 114°f in 1936 the coldest, -6°f  in 1899.
    The hottest day in Maine was 105°f in 1911 the coldest, -50°f  in 2009.
    The hottest day in Maryland was 109°f  in 1936 the coldest, -40°f in 1912.
    The hottest day in Massachusetts was 107°f  in 1975 the coldest, -40°f in 1984.
    The hottest day in Michigan was 112°f  in 1936 the coldest, -51°f  in1934.
    The hottest day in Minnesota was 115°f in1917 the coldest, -60°f  in 1996.
    The hottest day in Mississippi was 115°f in 1930 the coldest, -19°f  1966.
    The hottest day in Missouri was 118°f in 1954 the coldest, -40°f in 1905.
    The hottest day in Montana was 117°f in 1937 the coldest, -70°f in 1954.
    The hottest day in Nebraska was 118°f in 1936 the coldest, -47°f in 1899.
    The hottest day in Nevada was 125°f in 1994 the coldest, -50°f in 1937.
    The hottest day in New Hampshire was 106°f in 1911 the coldest, -50°f in 1885.
    The hottest day in New Jersey was 110°f in 1936 the coldest, -34°f in 1904.
    The hottest day in New Mexico was 122°f in 1994 the coldest, -50°f in 1951.
    The hottest day in New York was 108°f in 1926 the coldest, -52°f in 1934.
    The hottest day in North Carolina was 110°f in 1983 the coldest, -35°f in 1985.
    The hottest day in North Dakota  was 121°f in 1936 the coldest, -60°f in 1936.
    The hottest day in Ohio was 113°f in 1934 the coldest, -39°f in 1899.
    The hottest day in Oklahoma was 120°f in 1936 the coldest, -31°f in 2011.
    The hottest day in Oregon was 119°f in 1899 the coldest, -54°f in 1933.
    The hottest day in Pennsylvania was 111°f in 1936 the coldest, -42°f in 1904.
    The hottest day in Rhode Island was 104°f in 1975 the coldest, -28°f in 1942.
    The hottest day in South Carolina was 113°f in 2012 the coldest, -58°f in 1936.
    The hottest day in South Dakota was 120°f in 1936 the coldest, -40°f in 1905.
    The hottest day in Tennessee was 113°f in 1930 the coldest, -32°f in 1917.
    The hottest day in Texas was 120°f in 1936 the coldest, -23°f in 1933.
    The hottest day in Utah was 117°f in 1985 the coldest, -69°f in 1985.
    The hottest day in Vermont was 105°f in 1911 the coldest, -50°f in 1933.
    The hottest day in Virginia was 110°f in 1954 the coldest, -30°f in 1985.
    The hottest day in Washington  was 118°f in 1961 the coldest, -48°f in 1968.
    The hottest day in Wisconsin was 114°f in 1936 the coldest, -55°f in 1996.
    The hottest day in Wyoming okay was 115°f in 1983 the coldest, -63°f in 1933.

  3. At minimum, we’ve been warned since the 60s.
    This is a perfect example of the impact of unsustainable capitalism. Short term profits and “progress” aka ignorance and greed is why we are where we are…at the beginning.

  4. I traveled up and down Lake Michigan from Chicago to Door County in my boat over seventeen years. The water level of the lake changes quicker than you expect. It can change from week to week. Back in 2012 was very low, certain harbors lost shipping business because freighters could not make it in due to low water. There's inadequate funding for dredging low volume harbors. Sailboats too weren't able to navigate to certain harbors for the same reason. The water shed feeding into the system of the Great Lakes is huge. Snow melt and rain all drain into the lakes. Draught years limit water into the system, heavy snow or rain brings the levels back, but I got news for you…the last few years the level has been high…but not close to the record high levels. If you get record snow in U.P. that affects water into the lake that then affects Chicago too. Record draught at the southern end of the lake affects the harbors in the U.P. as well. The winds blow like nothing else and with a NE wind blowing over a large fetch wave action is considerable. You can get +20 foot waves on this lake and the Chicago is downwind of that NE fetch. If you combine periodic high water levels with an adverse NE wind with high waves you get a lot of action on the coastline. Difference between 2020 and say 1920 is that you didn't have so many people living and building right on the coast line so the impact and real and damage expense. I take exception to the overly dramatic music, voice over and leading questions in this piece.

  5. My grandpa from the CIA with a high clearance on his death bed told us that we don't need to worry about climate change because a progenitor race of aliens from Venus are taking care of it by strengthening the Ozone layer and that theirs nothing we could do anyways.

  6. Spraying Mercury, Aluminum and Dry Ice in the air is called CHEMICAL ENGINEERED WARFARE.

    IT IS TRULY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW ALL THESE SAME PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO FUNDS TO FEED AND HOUSE THE HOMELESS YET THESE SAME PEOPLE HAVE AND ARE SPENDING ALL THESE TRILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS ON WARFARE?

    WHO IS EDWARD JOHN NOBLE. WHAT IS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH, UNDER THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE & FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONS? 

    Can you tell us all the names that are associated with these positions? 

    WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE SUCH AS  THE STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WHO, CDC, JETBLUE, SCIENTIST, DOCTORS, NATO OTAN AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS INVOLVED; PARTICIPATING IN CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY?

    CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY refers to a category of crimes against international law which includes the most egregious violations of human dignity, especially those directed toward civilian populations. The modern understanding of crimes against humanity is codified in the founding statutes of the international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavie (ICTY) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). As codified in Article 7 of the ICC Statute, the following acts are punishable as crimes against humanity when perpetrated by a state actor as part of a systematic or widespread attack against a civilian population:

    murder;

    extermination;

    deportation or forcible transfer;

    false imprisonment;

    torture;

    rape, sexual slavery, or enforced sterilization;

    ethnic persecution;

    disappearance;

    apartheid;

    "Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health."

    The intent requirement for liability is "knowledge of the attack."

    CIVICS

    international law

    THE LEGAL PROCESS

    criminal law

    criminal procedure

    Keywords

    international criminal law

  7. It never really was a good idea to build as close to the lake as that beautiful old high rise is. Sadly, the Lake Front Protection Ordinance didn't come soon enough to prevent the construction of billions of $$ (at today's prices) worth of buildings from being built so close to the lake that they're practically in it. I fear that many of those buildings will have to be sacrificed in coming decades.

  8. Yep the earth has gone through some drastic climate changes and pole reversals in its existence, while we are pulled by the sun and moon constantly being ripped apart, scientist find this by the rock they examine that shows constant changes on earth, with or without man it's bound to happen, yep man/women/or whoever (even cows and pigs farting the democrats say) has not helped that out a bit, but it's going to happen, just think at one time anywhere you stood on earth now had been molten rock. One day (this is scary) the sun is going to completely destroy the earth. How about this, the water under the ground has been pumped out for farming and drinking to the point it has reduced the oceans salt content value and caused the earth to tilt, and sinkholes form from collapsing aqueducts. The earth is not permanent it is only temporary, so put all you faith in God and get saved if you want something more permanent that's the only hope you have.

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